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Council to the effect that the Improvements Committee after
a full and careful review of all the facts, and particularly
having regard to the present heavy financial commitments
of the Council, could not see their way to advise the Council
to contribute any part of the cost of the improvement. But,
in view of the Borough Council's desire to acquire
immediately on favourable terms some of the property
needed for the improvement under these special circumstances,
this would not necessarily prejudice the case in the
event of the Borough Council desiring the County Council
at some future time to reconsider the request for a contribution
of part of the cost of the improvement.
In order that advantage might be taken of any favourable
opportunity arising for the acquisition of any of the properties
required for the widening of King Street, the Borough
Council passed the usual resolutions for putting into force
the provisions of Michael Angelo Taylor's Act. The service
of these resolutions would only be done in special cases which
could not otherwise be dealt with.
Favourable opportunities having occurred for the acquisition
of several interests in various properties in the street,
negotiations were opened with the owners, and in some
instances completed, for the purchase of the properties as
follows:—
Nos. 74, 76 and 78.
The freeholders of these premises informed the Borough
Council of their intention to rebuild these premises. The
Council decided to avail themselves of this opportunity of
acquiring the narrow strips of land projecting beyond the
general line of buildings on either side of these premises, and
after some negotiation terms were arranged for the purchase
of the strips. The new premises have been built to the
improved line of frontage.
Nos. 162, 164, 166 and 168.
The freehold interest in these premises has been
purchased by the Borough Council, the leasehold interest in
Nos. 162, 164 and 166 has also been acquired by the Council.
Nos. 152 and 152a.
The leasehold interest in these premises and of the
buildings at the rear has been purchased by the Council.7