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of ditch may have been altered, as Mile End has for more than thirty
years rated the entirety of the two houses. From the plan agreed upon
by the Surveyors, it appears the principal parts of tho two houses are
in this Parish. Where favourable to Mile End, tho Officers of that Parish
have adopted the line laid down by the two Surveyors, and have rated
parts of several gardens at the rear of houses in Cambridge Road, which
had never before been rated by Milo End.
NEW STREETS.
The order for paving and constructing sewers in Burgoyno Road,
Conyers Street, Lawfranc Road, Theydon Road, and Gernon Road, have
been carried into effect; and the Vestry have also resolved that Olga
Street shall be paved and a sewer constructed therein at the cost of the
owners of the property abutting on the Street; and that Havelock Place
and Cranbrook Road shall be paved at the cost of the owners of the
properties abutting thereon respectively.
Baroness Road and the Hackney Road end of Crab Tree Row having
been completed to the satisfaction of the Vestry, have been taken by them
as public roads.
INCREASE IN PRICE OF GAS.
The Imperial Gas Company having, as mentioned in tho last Report,
given notico to determine in June their contract for supplying Gas to
Public Lamps, raised the price from that date—
For Lamps consuming 5 ft. per hour, from £4 8s. to £4 18s.
„ i, 3 ft. „ £3 Os. to £3 6s.
In November, the Company gave notico of their intention farther to
raise their charge for supplying Public Lamps, and alleged it was
necessary to do so on account of the still higher price of coal and other
materials, and the increase in tho expense attending the manufacture of
gas. The Vestry considered that the proposed further increase should bo
opposed, and communicated this opinion to the Metropolitan Board of
Works, the "Local Authority" under the Gas Acts. The Board informed
the \ estry of their intention to oppose the application by the Company
to the Board of Trade, for permission to raise the price of Gas, and asked
the \ estry to furnish evidence. The communication from the Metro-