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Dusting
and
Slopping.
If the Vestry can succeed in getting the square kept as an
open space, they feel that their great aim has been accomplished.
In their previous Report the Vestry expressed a hope that
they should be able, at the expiration of twelve months from
the time at which they took over the work of dusting and slopping
in the Hamlet, to shew that not only was the work more
efficiently performed but that it had been done at less cost than
formerly.
The Vestry are pleased to be able to report that their hopes
were verified, as appears by the report of the Committee having
charge of the matter, which is printed at the end of this
Report, and to which the Vestry beg to draw particular attention.
Oxford
Street and
Diamond
Bow Improvement
In order to complete the Oxford Street improvement, the
Vestry found it requisite to obtain a small piece of land belonging
to Bottomley's Trustees, but this was done by agreement, and
the whole improvement has now been effected.
The Vestry disposed of the surplus land by auction, and it
realized very high prices, and the result was that the net cost
of the improvement (excepting a small amount of costs which
will be hereafter incurred on the re-investment of certain monies
paid into the Chancery Division) was £3,209 19s. 3d.
The net cost of the Diamond Row improvement was
£868 17s. 8d. The total expenditure for both improvements,
therefore, has been £4078 16s. 11d. The Metropolitan Board
of Works will contribute £1687 10s. towards the cost, which will
leave a sum of £2391 6s. 11d. to be borne by the Vestry. This
is a small cost for so unquestionable improvements.
Paving
New
Streets
and Foot
ways.
During the year the Vestry have resolved to pave the following
new streets, at the expense of the. owners of property
therein:—
Ewing-street. Rowsell-street.
Forester-street. Cantrell-road.
Most of the property is small, and many of the owners are
also the occupiers of the property, and have mortgaged it to
Building Societies, and they find it difficult to pay, but by
showing leniency the Vestry have no doubt they will ultimately
succeed in getting in all the amounts.
Widening
Footway
Paving
Mile End
Boad.
The Vestry have, during the year, widened and re-paved the
footway on the north-side of the Mile End Road, from the
western end, as far as Eagle Passage.