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GENERALLY.
The hoarding on top of the dwarf wall which
separates Wennington Road from the towing path of
the Regent's Canal was blown down during a gale in
October. On investigation it appeared that the Regent's
Canal Company were not liable to reinstate it, and for
the sake of the public safety the work had to be carried
out by the Vestry.
Wennington
Road.
The North Metropolitan Tramway Company deposited
plans and gave the usual parliamentary notices for the
construction of a line of tramway through Bethnal
Green Road to connect Cambridge Road with Shoreditch,
but on learning that the Parliamentary Committee
would recommend the Yestry not to give their approval,
the Company withdrew the proposal.
Tramways.
The footway in Hare Street, in front of the Saw
Mills, has been paved with moor stone, the owner of
the mills paying half the cost.
Hare Street.
The Yestry resolved to insure the steam roller and
the boiler of the disinfecting apparatus against explosions,
and an insurance was completed with the
National Boiler Insurance Company of Manchester, at
an annual premium of £5 l2s., the policy being for
£1000. In the event of explosion the policy covers
personal injuries and damage to surrounding property.
Steam Roller,
&c.
The question of the narrowness of the bridge crossing
the Regent's Canal at Grove Road was brought
under the notice of the Yestry, who referred the
subject to the Works Committee. Under the Regent's
Canal and City Docks Railway Acts, the Company are
under the obligation of widening this bridge when their
Grove Road.