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Proceedings under Part I. of the Act.
Clare.market scheme.—On the 1st March the Council resolved to allocate to the Clare.market
Improvement Scheme the following buildings on the Millbank site, viz., Rossetti, Ruskin, Morland,
Millais and Reynolds.buildings accommodating 1,530 persons.
Aylesbury.place, etc., scheme.—On the 17th May, the Council decided to apply to the Secretary of
State for a modification of the London (Aylesbury-place, Clerkenwell, and Union.buildings, Holborn)
Improvement Schcme 1899, so as to provide for(a) the inclusion in the scheme of so much of the site of
Malory. buildings as is surplus land acquired in connection with the St. John.street improvement;
(b) the reduction of the accommodation to be provided on the Aylesbury.place area for 200 persons to
that for 164 persons; and (c) the increase of the accommodation to be provided on the Union.buildings
area for 1,200 persons to that for 1,236 persons or such other number as the building will accommodate
when erected in accordance with approved plans.
Warner-street representation.—On the 21st June the Housing of the Working Classes Committee
reported that the Holborn Borough Council being of opinion that the Warner.street area could not be
effectively dealt with without an improvement scheme had requested the Home Secretary to order
a local inquiry, but having regard to the action already taken by the freeholders and to a renewed
expression of their intentions to re.develop the property at an early date, the Committee considered
the previous decision of the Council should be adhered to. This view was communicated to the
Secretary of State, who had since intimated that under the circumstances he did not propose to order
an inquiry.
Burfords-court scheme.—On the 5th July, the Housing of the Working Classes Committee reported
that the erection of Ontario and Hudson.buildings of the Preston.road Estate, Poplar, was practically
completed. This site was provided for the accommodation of persons displaced by the Burford's.court,
etc., improvement scheme and to fulfil certain re.housing obligations of the School Board. The number
of persons to be accommodated in Ontario.buildings is 250 persons in 25 tenements of two rooms and
25 tenements of three rooms, and in Hudson.buildings 110 persons in 20 tenements of two rooms and
5 tenements of three rooms. In October the Committee reported the completion of Quebec and
Winnipeg.buildings on this site, each providing accommodation similar to that in Ontario.buildings.
Brady-street area, Bethnal-green.—The Medical Officer of Health of Bethnal-green reports having
made a representation as to an area comprising 226 houses inhabited by 1,286 persons. The Housing
of the Working Classes Committee replied that having regard to the shortness of the period within
which the leases of the property will expire and to the prospect of the area being re.developed by "
private enterprise they did not see their way to recommend the Council to prepare a scheme for the
improvement of the area under Part I. of the Act.
Digby-street area, Bethnal-green.—The Medical Officer of Health of Bethnal.green reports concerning
a representation he made as to this area that a deputation waited on the Housing of the Working
Classes Committee of the County Council, and that subsequently the borough council surveyor prepared
three alternative schemes for dealing with the area under Part II. of the Act and that these schemes
were still under consideration.
Schemes undertaken by district authorities under Part II. of the Act, the County Council contributing to
the cost.
King John's-court, Stepney.—In January the Housing of the Working Classes Committee reported
that the Local Government Board had issued an amending order to enable the borough council to devote
the whole of this area to dwellings providing accommodation for 132 persons in lieu of 56 persons as
prescribed in the original order.
Norfolk-square, Islington.—In January the County Council approved the application of the
borough council for the whole of this area to be left as open space.
Fulford-street and Braddon-street, Bermondsey.—The Housing of the Working Classes Committee
reported in October that the Local Government Board had issued an amending order to enable the
borough council to provide accommodation on this site for 980 persons in lieu of 550 persons.
Part of Somers-town area, east of Charlton-street, St. Pancras.—The Medical Officer of Health of
St. Pancras, reports that the Local Government Board held an inquiry in April for the purpose of
amending the schemes for this area; (a) mainly for the purpose of including three houses in Chapel.
street, at the north end of the Chapel.grove area so as to enable a long block of dwellings to be built
down the centre of the area, and to enable the southern part of this area to be devoted to other purposes ;
(b) for the purpose of including four more houses in Phoenix.street in the Eastnor.place scheme so as to
enable a long block of dwellings to be constructed down the centre of the area.
Prospect.terrace and Brantome-place Scheme, St. Pancras.—A confirming order was issued by the
Local Government Board in February sanctioning this scheme The Medical Officer of Health of St.
Pancras states that the following is the position of the three sites included in this order., (a) Great
College.street site : Goldington buildings have been erected for 332 persons for housing persons to be
displaced from Brantome-place and Prospect.terrace or ten more than required in the order.