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kept in good repair, it necessarily causes harm to others, and,
therefore, when the Company ignore what amount almost to
friendly notices they must not complain if, when they compel
the Vestry to act strictly, they find that it is an expensive
operation.
During the year Orders have been received from the Metropolitan
Board of Works directing that:—
Woolmore Street be re-named Baythorne Street, and Ashcroft Road
re-numbered.
Renaming
& Renumbering
of
Streets.
Applications have also been made to the Metropolitan Board
of Works to make Orders that:—
Blenheim Terrace
Rayment Road
Trinity Terrace
and
Morgan Street
be re-named Morgan Street.
Chapel Terrace
and
Upper Montague Street)
„ Upper Montague Street.
and that
Cantrell Road
Edinburgh Road
Bale Street
Harford Street
Ely Terrace
and
Garden Street
be severally re-numbered.
The Tender of Mr. Finch, to execute the Jobbing Sewers
work was again accepted.
Sanitary.
Jobbing
Sewers
Contract.
The Sewer from Greenfield-street to Plummers-row has been
re-constructed.
Reconstruction
of Sewers.
The Vestry are pleased to be able to report that the clause
in the Act of Parliament enabling the owner in certain cases
where proceedings under the Artizans' and Labourers' Dwellings
Act, 1868, had been taken to compel the local authority to
purchase the property, has recently been repealed and the Vestry
at once took advantage of the fact.
Artizans'
and
Laborers'
Dwellings
Aft.
Proceedings under the Act named have been taken in respect
of the following properties:—
128, Carr Street.
Norfolk House, Stepney Green.
5, 7 and 7½, Yalford Street.
13, Romford Street.
26 and 28 St. Dunstan's Road.
46 and 54, Wilson Street.
23, 24, 25, 30, 31, 32 and 33, South Grove.
2 and 3, Salmen Street.
40, Maplin Street.
8, Alma Road.
39, Wentworth Road.
23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30, Old Church Road.
In all the cases, except that of Norfolk House, steps were
taken by the owners to comply with the Orders.