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house, for the purchase of their interests therein. These are the last
premises required to complete the improvement. The houses will be pulled
down shortly, and the new road formed.
Waiting.—Negotiations having been concluded, and the purchases completed
with the owners of the premises Nos. 101, 102, 103, 125, and 120,
High street, Wapping, Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Gun Alley, and Nos. 1, 2, and 3,
Church Court, the materials have been sold by auction, and the same removed
for the purpose of widening the street.
The alterations to the foot and carriage-ways have been completed.
Proposed Widening of the thoroughfare from Wapping Bridge
Westward to Little Tower Hill.— A Memorial was presented by this
Board to the Metropolitan Board of works, requesting them to undertake
this improvement, and for that purpose to apply to Parliament for an Act to
enable them to carry it into effect, and a Deputation was appointed to present
the Memorial. The Deputation attended in support of the Memorial, and
the matter was referred by the Metropolitan Board to a Committee.
Memorials in favor of the proposed Improvement were presented to the
Metropolitan Board of Works by the Whitechapel District Board, and the
Vestry of St. George’s-in-the-East, and also a Memorial signed by numerous
traders and merchants of London
Having considered the matter, the Metropolitan Board declined to defray
the entire cost (which was estimated at £129,485), but stated their willingness
to undertake the improvement upon this Board agreeing to contribute
half the cost.
Communications were then addressed by this Board to the Vestry of St.
George, and to the Whitechapel District Board, requesting them to state
whether they are willing to co-operate with this District in contributing half
the cost. Replies have been received from those bodies to the effect that
they feel themselves unable to contribute towards the cost as a local improvement,
as they are of opinion that the whole expense should be borne by the
Metropolis as a Metropolitan improvement.