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Board to take the necessary steps in the matter. The
communication was referred to the London County
Council, who in the main concurred in the Board's
suggestions, and in the month of November last an
Inquiry was held by Colonel W. M. Ducat, pursuant to
Section 19 of the Metropolis Water Act, 1871, at which
the Board was represented by the Members Messrs. Blott,
Cooper and Doll and its officers. The Inquiry lasted
several days, and resulted in a Report being presented to
the Local Government Board recommending that there
was no necessity for an alteration of the Regulations in
question.
Proposed New Street from High Holborn
to the Strand.
Proposals for the construction of a new Street from
High Holborn to the Strand have again engaged the
attention of the London County Council during the year,
but although the Improvements Committee of the Council
have brought up proposals for consideration, no scheme
has yet been formulated, notwithstanding that it is
recognised that there is a pressing necessity for the
improvement being immediately carried out.
Metropolis (Shelton Street, St. Giles) Provisional
Order Confirmation Act, 1891.
Proposals for the further modification of the scheme for
dealing with this area were under consideration during the
year, but in consequence of the complexity of the questions
and the serious expenditure which any further modification