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politan Board, and thus bring the end of the street more nearly
opposite Bethnal Green Road. A plan showing the proposed
alteration has been prepared and submitted to the Vicar and the
Bishop of London, who have approved and assented to the
proposed alteration.
The estimated cost of the improvement was £1,642.
The subject was brought before the Metropolitan Board of
Works by Mr. Ewin, and that Board have agreed to contribute
towards effecting the improvement one half of the estimated cost.
RE-NAMING AND RE-NUMBERING, SEWER WORK,
AND ROAD WORK.
Particulars as to the work done in carrying out orders of the
Metropolitan Board of Works for Re-naming Streets and Renumbering
Houses, also of Sewers and Road Works are given in
the Surveyor's Report.
CHURCH YARDS.
The church yard of St. Bartholomew was in 1885 laid out by
the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association, and opened as a
recreation ground. Another application has been made by the
Chairman of the Association, Lord Brabazon, that the Vestry
should take the ground to maintain it as a recreation ground.
The Vestry declined the proposal, feeling they would not be
justified in incurring the perpetual cost that accepting the proposal
would entail.
SPECIAL CARRIAGEWAY PAYING.
The cost of the work in Bethnal Green Road, Fournier Street,
Cross Street, Jacobs Street, and Brick Lane, towards defraying
which the sum of £6,000 was borrowed of the Metropolitan Board
of Works, amounted to £6,103 13s. 8d. leaving, after crediting
£10 19s. 11d. interest allowed by the bank, £92 13s. 9d. to be
defrayed out of the General Rate.