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MISCELLANEOUS.
Proposed Improvement in Little Queen Street.
Two of the houses on the east side of Little Queen Street,
and in the narrow part of that street, being about to be
pulled down for the purpose of re-building, it was considered
that a favourable opportunity was offered for effecting a
public improvement, by widening the public way. The
width of the northern end of Little Queen Street, between
High Holborn and Gate Street, varied from 27ft. Gin. to
30ft.; south of Gate Street it is 40ft. wide, and it was
proposed to make the northern end of that width.
A Memorial, signed by 93 of the neighbouring owners
and occupiers of premises, was presented to the Board,
urging it to effect the suggested improvement.
The matter was fully considered by your Board, who
resolved that "the widening was necessary," and asked the
Metropolitan Board of Works to what extent it would assist
in carrying out the improvement.
The Metropolitan Board offered to contribute the sum of
£10,000, and your Surveyor was thereupon instructed to
communicate with the owners of the various properties
required to be taken, and ascertain on what terms they
would dispose of the same. This was done, when the
various sums demanded represented so large an amount,
that your Board resolved not to proceed further in the
matter.
Improvement, 279, High Holborn.
A small but useful public improvement was effected at
No. 279, High Holborn; a bay window, which projected