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Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green,
Town Hall,
Bethnal Green, N.E.
7th May, 1914.
Sir,
I am directed to reply to your communication of the
15th April, transmitting for the information of the
Borough Council a copy of a letter, dated the 16th
February, 1914, which the Board has addressed to the
London County Council, on the subject of the representation
made to that authority under Section 4 of the
Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, in respect of
an area known as the Brady Street area, Bethnal Green.
The Council considers that the present position of
the important question relating to the Brady Street area
is extremely unsatisfactory.
A Public Inquiry was held by an Inspector of the
Board more than six months ago, and, although the
report of the Inspector was prepared and submitted to
the Board in the usual manner some months since, the
Council now learns that "the Board understand that the
County Council are prepared to consider further the
question of dealing with the area referred to." No
intimation has been made to the Council that the County
Council are now willing to consider as to dealing with
the area and the Council would much like to learn upon
what grounds the Local Government Board has arrived
at the understanding referred to.
Since the date of the Inquiry the Borough Council
has treated the subject of the Brady Street area as being
subjudice.
At the date of the Inquiry the County Council were
admittedly unwilling to proceed in the matter by way
of an improvement scheme under Part I. of the Housing
of the Working Classes Act, 1890, in view of the fact
"that further legislation on the subject ispractically certain