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PASSAGE ROUND NORTH TERRACE.
In November, Mrs. Natt, who claims to be the owner of the property
on both sides of the passage, gave a notice, under the "Highway Act,"
calling on the Vestry to consider her wish that the passage should be
entirely stopped up as unnecessary. At a meeting, on the 5th December,
specially convened to consider the notice, a resolution was passed stating
that, in the opinion of the Vestry, the passage was unnecessary, and
should be entirely stopped up, and directing the Clerk to apply to two
Justices to view and certify, in pursuance of the Act, and to take the
other proceedings directed by the Act. The two Justices who viewed the
highway being of opinion that it was unnecessary and should be entirely
stopped up, directed the requisite notices to be given, which has been
done, and it remains for the Justices in due course to certify their
opinion, and that proof has been given to them of the due publication of
the notices.
Memorials, expressing strong objections to stopping up the passage,
have been presented to the Vestry, and motions to rescind the resolution
of the 5th December have been made, but none of them have passed, as the
requisite statutory majority was not obtained.
CARRIAGEWAY PAYING.—BETHNAL GREEN ROAD.
The subject of paving with cubes the unpaved part of the carriageway
of Bethnal Green Road was again brought under consideration, and as it
was felt desirable to get the paving done, if possible, the subject was
referred to the Works Committee, by whom there was submitted, to a
Committee of the whole Vestry, a Statement, as follows
Your Committee haTe had under their consideration the subject referred to them of
paving the unpaved carriageway of Bethnal Green Road, and report thereon, as
follows:—
The road now requires repair, and, if it be not paved, must have expended on it, for
macadamizing, not less than £300. The cost of paving would be £9,000, and as your
Committee anticipate that the Vestry would feel it undesirable at present to raise any
further sum by loan, they have considered how the work can be done without borrowing.
The following are the means available towards defraying the costs :—