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In this year, the "Victoria Park Approach," now called the
Burdett Road, was first projected, and the Vestry agreed to contribute
£1000 towards the cost of the work.
In addition to Grove Road, Devonshire Street, East, East
Street, now Bancroft Road, (north end), Albert Street, Albert
Road, and part of Norfolk Street, in the North Ward, and York
Place, now Harford Street, in the Centre Ward, were made up
and taken to under special arrangements with the owners of
property therein.
In this year the desirability of re-numbering the houses in the
different streets was considered by the Vestry, who recommended
the Metropolitan Board of Works to effect this desirable improvement
in the Mile End and Commercial Roads.
During this year the Vestry were engaged in an expensive and
unsuccessful litigation, in consequence of the steps they took to
remove the penthouse and other things placed on the unpaved
footway fronting the Earl Grey in the Mile End Road. This case,
known as Le Neve v. The Vestry of Mile End Old Town, has
unfortunately been made a precedent, and no attempt ever made
to reverse it, although I often heard the late Mr. Thomas Price
recommend the Vestry to try another case, as in his opinion the
Vestry proceeded in an improper manner, otherwise the case would
never have been lost.
The Vestrymen removed the alleged obstruction before daylight
in the morning, and this appeared to be a grave offence in the
eyes of the Court.
914 feet of 3ft. gin. by 2ft. 6in. brick sewer.
1200 ,, 3ft. 6in. ,, 2ft. 3in. ,,
1030 ,, 3ft. oin. ,, 2ft. oin. ,,
2519 „ 15m. pipe.
762 „ I2in. „
Were laid during this year in St. Dunstan's Road, St. Ann's
Road, Park Road, St. Thomas' Road, York Place and Alfred Street.
In most of these cases an amount equal to 75 per cent. of the
total cost was received from the owners of property in the various
streets.
The cost of removing dust was £389, and of slopping for a
year £415.
It was in the year 1858 to 9 that the real work of the Vestry
began, the great feature of that year being the large amount of
new paving laid, no less than 255,963 superficial feet at a cost of
£7016 13s. od. were distributed over the various wards,