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Wellington-street Re-named ...Pole-street.
William-street „ Fordham-street.
Union-place „ Cressy-place.
The following streets have been re-numbered only under the
like powers :—
Emmott-street. Raven-row.
Mountford-street. Lady Lake's-grove.
Alderney-road. Wellesley-street.
Increase
of Bates.
The Vestry are sorry to have to report a further increase of
the rates, notwithstanding rigid economy on their part.
The poor rate during the year has been equal to 2s. 3d. in the
pound, as against 2s. 3d. in 1879 and 2s. 5d. in 1878.
The aggregate amount of the General, Lighting, and Sewers
Rates, shews an increase of 2d. in the pound over that of last
year.
The General Rate has been equal to is. 10½ in the £.
„ Lighting ., 3½
„ Sewer „ „ 2 „
2s. 4d. in the £.
As frequently before pointed out, the amount of the School
Board Precept has to be collected in the General Rate, and, as
will be seen by a comparison of the amount required by the
School Board this year with that of last, the increase will
account for one penny in the pound of the increased General
Rate.
The sum of £1,845 9s. 8d., the cost of re-paving the footpath
on the north side of the Mile End Road, and re-laying the old
paving taken therefrom, was paid for out of the current rates,
and had this not been done the General Rate would have been
lower than during the previous years.
The increase in the Sewer Rate was owing to the facts,
(1) that there was deficiency on the sewers account to commence
with; (2) that the Vestry carried out their intention of re-constructing
the Oxford Street and Richardson Street sewer, at a
cost of £488.
Upon a careful analysis, it will be found that the Vestry's
own expenditure continues to be much the same as heretofore,
as if the 7d. in the pound, which may be taken as representing
the sum paid for School Board Precepts be deducted from the
aggregate 2s. 4d. in the pound, the residue will represent 1s. 9d.
in the pound.