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most valuable one, and if judiciously put in force,
might, except in some few cases, soon produce a much
more sanitary condition in various parts of London.
Under the powers of the Metropolis Management
Acts, the following streets in the Hamlet have been
re-named and the houses therein re-numbered:—
Bridge Street
Do. West
Do. East
And part id south Grove
Bridge Street, E.
Alfred Street
Do. West
Shandy Street.
Albert Street (Bancroft Road) Moody Street.
Bromehead Street and Old Church Road have been
re-numbered.
On the 11th April and 23rd June last, the Metropolis
was visited by severe storms, which, unfortunately,
again caused severe floodings in many parts of the
Hamlet.
The Vestry have used their utmost endeavour to
impress upon the Metropolitan Board of Works the
necessity of providing a remedy for the evil.
The Vestry have in contemplation the re-construction
of the sewers in Oxford Street and Richardson Street,
and also the re-paving and widening of the foof-way on
the north side of the Mile End Road, between Eagle
Place and the western boundary of the Hamlet.
The Metropolitan Board of Works having, under the
powers conferred on them by the Metropolis Management
and Building Acts Amendment Act, 1878,
published nofice of certain bye-laws, which they proposed
to make, the Vestry considered that these placed
too great restriction on the rights of persons building,
and also gave to the District Surveyors very dictatorial
powers, the Vestry, therefore, lodged with the Secretary
of State objections to the proposed bye-laws, and
feel certain that several of them will be altered.