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(Nos. 116 and 120, King Street.) These two premises
were acquired subject to a rental of £125 at No. 116, and of
£250 on No. 120. The Council not being in possession of
the freehold, decided to let the premises until such time as they
were in a position to set back the frontages. No. 116 has therefore
been let on a yearly tenancy at a rental of £200 per annum
for the first year, £225 per annum for the second year, and for
the third and subsequent years, £250 per annum.
The front portion of No. 120 has been let for one year
certain at a rental of £250 per annum, but a tenant for the back
portion of No. 120 has not yet been found.
No. 140, King Street is subject to a rental, payable by
the Council, of £85 per annum, at which rental the Council
have let the premises on a quarterly tenancy.
The Council has renewed its application to the London
County Council for a contribution towards the cost of the
improvement, but no definite reply to this has been received.
2. Broadway.—Reference was made in the last report to the
negotiations pending for the acquisition of properties required
for the Broadway improvement. Since then the purchase of
Mr. Evan Crawfurd Piatt's freehold interest in Nos. 18 and 20,
has been completed for the sum of £5750, and the leasehold
interest in the former has been acquired for £150. In the case of
No. 20, three quarters' rent, equivalent to £105, has been allowed
as compensation to the fate tenant, the lease on which the premises
were held having expired. No. 18 has been relet to the former
tenant on a quarterly tenancy, at a rent of £100, and No. 20 has
been let on a weekly tenancy at a rent after the rate of £160 per
annum, the rates and taxes in both cases being paid by the Council.
3. Brook Green Road.—All the properties in Brook Green
Road required for this improvement have been acquired, and
the houses have been demolished and the site cleared, and the
frontage line has been set back for the widening.
The Council is now negotiating with the London County
Council as to the amount to be paid by the latter for the strip of
land required for the improvement.