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1803. (To Mr. Aldridge.) Do you suppose that Clerkenwell has
increased in value in consequence of the gates being abolished ?—I
think that building ground has been covered on each side since the tolls
have been done away with.
1804. Is there much ground unoccupied now for building? I can
scarcely point to any.
1805. Do you think that the abolition of tolls in your parish has
tended to the entire relief of the parish ? I do not think it has, because
there are toll gates in Islington. Throughout Islington and St. Pancras,
and I think almost throughout the six mile radius, the public roads
have really become streets. Both of those parishes are very large, and
in a better position to maintain their own roads than Clerkenwell is or
ever has been.
1806. (To Mr. Eustace.) Do you know what is the assessable
value in your parish?—197,000l. to the poor-rate.
1807. "What is the rate in the pound that you pay for highway rate,
exclusive of lighting ?—The 2½ miles was kept quite separate from the
other until the passing of the Local Management Act. Previous to that
time for paving and lighting, exclusive of the 2i miles, our rates averaged
10d. in the pound. It was 10d., then it was 1s., and then it came
down to 8d. The last rate that was made previous to the Local Management
Act for maintaining, lighting and cleansing was 8d. in the
pound.
1808. What has it been including the 2½ miles?—At one time the
rate for the 2½ miles was 3d. and sometimes 4d. in the pound. There
was a separate rate for the maintenance of the highways.
1809. Tou put it in two different sums ?—Yes.
1810. Altogether amounting to about 1s.? Rather over 1s. in the
pound.
1811. Do you know how much of that goes to lighting?—The
present lighting rate is about 4d. in the pound per annum.
1812. About 8d. in the pound is the actual sum for the repairs of
your roads on an average ?—Roads and streets together; that is, cleansing
and all.
1813. That includes watering, too, I suppose?—No, not watering;
watering was always distinct.
1814. What is that in the pound?—"We did not water the whole
parish; there were only parts that were watered. It was about 2½d.
in the pound on the streets watered.
1815. Is that now merged in your other rate ?—Watering, lighting,
cleansing, and paving the 2½ miles are now all merged into one sum.