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saving would be effected by buying the roller, it was resolved to
purchase it. Since opening the negotiation with Messrs. Aveling and
Porter, they had reduced their prices, and the roller was bought at a
reduction of £70 on the price originally quoted.
IMPROVEMENTS.
The Vestry have purchased the projecting structure at the end of
Patriot square, and removed the same, so making a wide thoroughfare
through Peel grove into Old ford road. The purchase money was
£135. The cost incident to removal and making the necessary
alteration to the front of the vendor's house was about £40.
The Vestry also decided to purchase and pull down the two old
houses at the northwest corner of Great George street, which project
into Old Bethnal Green road, but the owners being trustees without
a power of sale, it is necessary to acquire the property under compulsory
powers, and the requisite steps for doing so are being taken.
The Metropolitan Board of Works have agreed to contribute a
moiety of the cost of the purchase of the structure in Patriot square,
and of the two houses in Great George street.
It was suggested by the Metropolitan Board of Works that the old
house in Club row, at the eastern end of Little York street, and a strip
of the property in the rear should be bought for the purpose of
opening the eastern end of Little York street. Negotiations were
entered into with the owners, but their views as to value have led
to the abandonment of the negotiation.
The Clerk was directed to ascertain from Mr. Jesse Lacey whether
he would sell the piece of ground at the north end of Holybush
garden's for the purpose of opening that end of the gardens, and
making the gardens a thoroughfare, but Mr. Lacey declined to enter
into any negotiation.
The houses at the south-east corner of Brick Lane, having been pulled
down, a plan shewing a suggested improvement was sent to the
freeholder, from whom it was ascertained the ground had been let
for five houses to be built on it, and that the adoption of the plan
would make it impossible to build the intended number of houses.
Application has been made to the Metropolitan Board of Works
asking them to leave a forty-feet space at the south end of Gibraltar
walk, with the view of Gibraltar walk being hereafter widened.