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towards the cost of which the Board would be prepared to
contribute one half, on application being made by the local
authorities for the purpose.
Proposed Removal of Harewood Gates.
The Vestry acceded to a request from the Vestry of
St. Marylebone, to join that Vestry in suggesting to the
Earl of Harewood, that directions should be given for the
opening of the gates at Harewood-place, daily, for a few
hour3 in the afternoon.
The joint application was laid before the Earl of
Harewood, and his lordship, in reply, informed the
Vestries that he could not comply with their request.
The Vestry then called the attention of the Metropolitan
Board of Works, to the necessity for some steps
being taken to relieve the large amount of traffic,
passing up and down Regent-street and Bond-street, to
and from Oxford-street, and suggested their obtaining
Parliamentary powers to throw open Harewood-place, to
carriage traffic.
The Board replied that they did not consider it
advisable to act upon the suggestion of the Vestry.
Continuation of Chelsea Embankment up to
Chelsea Suspension Bridge.
The Vestry in October, 1875, having heard that it
was the intention of the Metropolitan Board of Works to
apply to Parliament, for powers placing the Chelsea
Embankment under their management, asked the Board
to also apply for power to enable them to complete the
footway and roadway and lighting, and the granite facing
of the Embankment, up to the Suspension Bridge in this
Parish, and to continue the parapet wall of the Embank-
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