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politan Tramways Company, requesting the Board to consent to the
extension eastward of the double line of tramway in the Commercial
Road over the Britannia Bridge to a point opposite the east side of
Church Row, and the consent of the Board has been given upon condition
that the Company pay to the Board the sum of £150, which
amount has been paid.
With regard to the future repairing and maintaining the Commercial
Road, I have arranged a new line of boundary in such road,
between the Hamlet of Rateliff and the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town,
for such purpose, with the Surveyor of Mile End Old Town, and an
order of apportionment has been made by the Metropolitan Board of
Works, according to such plan.
In reference to the widening of the Bridges over the Regent's
Canal, in Narrow Street, by the Regent's Canal Company, the Company
having submitted a plan to the Metropolitan Board of Works, in accordance
with the terms of their Act of 1865, to widen Narrow Street
over the entrances to Barge Lock and Old Ship Lock, for 30 and
feet respectively, a letter was addressed to thin Board by the Metropolitan
Board of Works upon the subject, suggesting that the full width
of 30 feet should be maintained over both entrances, and this Board,
having considered the matter, found that the Company were not bound
by their Act of Parliament to construct the bridges more than 25 feet
wide, and a letter was addressed by the Board to the Company to the
effect that the Board do not consider it expedient to incur any cost in
increasing the width of the bridge over the Old Ship entrance at
Narrow Street beyond the width required by the Act of Parliament.
In reference to the Tunnel constructed by the Regent's Canal
Company under Narrow Street, Limehouse, the Company not having
filled in such Tunnel, in accordance with a notice served upon them by
the Board, the opinion of Counsel was taken upon the matter, and in
accordance with the instructions of the Board 1 have had the Tunnel
filled in. A letter has since been received from the Secretary of the
Company protesting against the Act.