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the cost of preparing for planting, planting, fixing the guards, wiring
the trees, and making suitable openings in the York paving.
Approach-road was determined to be the best place to plant.
Sixty-six trees have been planted there by the Vestry out of the
gift of/'ioo, and six trees by Churchwardens and Overseers.
The Vestry have passed a resolution, expressing approval of planting
trees in thoroughfares, and their willingness to consider applications
for permission to do so.
NEW SEWERS.
The construction of the new sewer in Mansford-street, communicating
with the main intercepting sewer in Bethnal Green-road,
admitted of the sewer in Rushmead-street being laid at an adequately
low level, and a new 18-in. pipe sewer, communicating with that in
Mansford-street, has been constructed. The sewer in Sheldon-place
has also been lowered and connected with the new sewer in Rushmead-street.
Mr. Everitt, by arrangement, contributed /'8 6s. 8d.
(one-third of the estimated amount) towards the cost of lowering the
Sheldon-place sewer.
RE-NUMBERING AND RE-NAMING STREETS.
Pursuant to orders of the Metropolitan Board of Works,—
Boundary-street, Broadway, and Victoria-place, in this and
Shoreditch Parish, have been named throughout Boundarystreet,
and been re-numbered.
Bonner-road has been re-numbered, and the subsidiary names
therein abolished.
Nottingham-street and Wellington-street have been named
throughout Nottingham-street.
Wellington-street, Globe-road, has been named Cyprus-street.
Application has been made to the Metropolitan Board of Works to
issue orders to re-name Wellington-street, North-street, Pereira-street,
and to abolish the name of Prospect-place, and name Prospect-place
and Bishop's-road, Bishop's-road throughout.