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fourth by the Vestry; also that upon hearing that this proposition
was the Board and the Vestry the Committee
would take up its report to the Council.
In answer to this, the Council were informed that the
Hoard would be glad if the Council would obtain parliamentary
powers for carrying out the work . but that having regard to the
Resolution passed by the Hoard on the 6th May 1891 lmiting
the amount of the Board's contribution to £1,000 the Board
could not agree to the Council's proposal so far as the amount
to be contributed was concerned. A letter was received in
reply stating that the Improvements Committee was unable to
regard the decision of the Board as an acceptance of the terms
proposed by the Committee, and that therefore they would not
be prepared to recommend the Council to seek Parliamentary
powers as suggested.
In December, 1893, a letter was addressed to the Board by the
Limehouse Vestry forwarding copy of a Resolution to the effect
that unless the re-erection of the Victory Bridge was included in
the scheme for the improvement of Ben jonson Road such
improvement would be of no avail and would not meet the
requirements of the District. In reply the Vestry were informed
that the Board heartily concurred in the spirit of the Resolution
and would be pleased to co-operate-in any movement win tinobject
of improving the Victory Bridge, but that as the same was
not within the District they could take no action in the matter.
NEW THOROUGHFARE FROM BROAD STREET
TO CRANFORD STREET.
The suggested formation of a new thoroughfare from Broad
Street to Cranford Street, Ratcliff, his been further considered
by the Works Committee from time to time during the year,
but no decision has yet been arrived at upon the subject.
WEST END OF NARROW STREET.
In April, 1893, the Works Committee (to whom, as stated in
my last Annual Report, this matter had been referred)
recommended the Board to undertake the proposed widening of