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Obstructions in Courts and Alleys.
In the course of the year the attention of the Board was
drawn by the Chairman (George P. Willoughby, Esq., J.P.)
to the existence of posts in certain courts and alleys in the
District which would prevent the passage into them of fireescapes.
The matter was subsequently investigated by the
Works Committee, and upon the recommendation of that
Committee it was resolved that moveable posts be substituted
for the fixed posts at the eastern end of Twyford
Buildings, and that the lamp-posts in Denmark Place be
removed and bracket-lamps substituted in lieu thereof, the
two places in question being the only ones in which
obstructions under the control of the Board exist which
would prevent the free access of fire escapes.
London Building Act, 1894.
The London Streets and Buildings Bill, which was referred
to at some length in the last report, has passed into law.
A copy of the Act has been forwarded to every Member of
the Board, and the advantage of the amended legislation has
already made itself manifest.
Re-naming of Streets,
In the course of the year several communications have
been received and representations made to the London
County Council in favour of the re-naming of certain
thoroughfares in the Distinct. The following orders have
been made by the Council and carried into effect:—
Charlotte Street is now incorporated with Bloomsbury
Street; Red Lion Yard (Southampton Row), re-named
Redcar Yard; King's Arms Yard (Silver Street), re-named
Monarch Yard; Market Street, re-named Barter Street; Duke