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In February, the Council, on the recommendation of the Highways
Committee, passed a statutory resolution to make up under the Private Street
Works Act, 1892, certain roads across the brickfield north of the Bury Street
Nursing Home. In March, the Plans Committee disapproved of plans for the
erection of 66 houses on this area for one owner, but a fortnight later approved
of plans for the erection of 161 houses by the same owner on the east side of the
railway to Enfield. I signed my disapproval of both sets.
In May, notice was given to the owner of Sweet Briar Cottage, under
Section 18, that the Council would resume consideration of the demolition of
this cottage as the occupier had returned from the Infirmary (see Annual
Report for 1913). On June 23rd a formal resolution for demolition was passed
under Section 18 (2) of the Act. By September the owner had demolished it.
In May, Nos. 18 and 20, Argyle Road, were dealt with under Section 15 (3)
of the Act and the owner given 21 days' notice.
A man and his family occupied an old railway carriage placed east of Second
Avenue, Montagu Road. Of course there was neither water supply nor
sanitary conveniences, so in July an order was made under Section 17 (2) of
the Housing and Town Planning Act, 1909, prohibiting the use of the building
as a dwelling-house. As no notice was taken of this closing order, notice was
served under Section 17 (4) of the above Act giving the occupier 14 days'
notice to quit. He cleared out at the end of October.
In September, Nos. 56, 64 and 68, West Street, belonging to the same
owner as 18 and 20, Argyle Road, were dealt with under Section 15, and 15
days' notice given to execute necessary repairs, failing which the Council in
December stepped in to do the work and recover the expenses from the owner.
HOUSING AND TOWN PLANNING COMMITTEE.
At its first meeting of the year, on January 13th, a notice was submitted
from the Wood Green Urban District Council that they had included the
south-west corner of Edmonton, and a meeting to consider the matter was held
at Wood Green on January 26th. The Housing and Town Planning Committee
recommended that formal notice of objection to this scheme be given on
the ground that our Council was preparing to deal with the area itself. On the
same day, Map No. 1, prepared by our Engineer, was considered, on which
the whole area proposed to be town-planned was shown surrounded by a red
border, and on the 27th the Council authorised the Committee to issue the
necessary notices and take such steps as are authorised by the Housing and
Town Planning Act 1909 and the Procedure Regulations (England and Wales)
1910.