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improvements.
Commercial Road, Limehouse.—The Board has again had
under consideration the necessity for widening the Commercial
Road between Three Colt Street and Salmon Lane, it appearing
that an opportunity might present itself to widen the said road on
the South side, where the new Town Hall for the parish of Limehouse
was built at the corner of Church Row. I brought up a
report as to the proceedings which have been taken from time to
time in reference to the proposed Improvement, and stated that I
was still of opinion that the Improvement should be made by
widening the road at the North side, as shown upon the Plan
approved by the Board in the first instance. The Board has
ordered a Memorial to be presented to the Metropolitan Board of
Works calling their attention to the great importance of widening
the Commercial Road as a Metropolitan Improvement, and that a
deputation be appointed to wait upon the Metropolitan Board in
support of the Memorial; also that a communication be made to
the Carriers, Wharfingers, Public Companies, and other persons
inconvenienced by the narrowness of the road, calling their attention
to the expediency of their memorializing the Metropolitan
Board to carry out the proposed Improvement.
Land adjoining Wapping Workhouse.—The purchase of
the pieces of Land adjoining the Workhouse for the widening of
part of Upper Well Alley has been completed, and arrangements
will be made for severing the said pieces of land from the other
part of the Workhouse property, and for completing the widening
of the Alley.
bills in parliament.
Thames River (Prevention of Floods) Bill. This Bill
has been before a Parliamentary Committee of the House of
Commons. An objection was taken that the Metropolitan Board