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CHARLES PLACE.
In November, 1893, the Rcccivcr of the Shadwell Estate
informed the Board that the Estate would, upon certain conditions.
be willing to give uP the necessary land in the rear of
the site of Nos. 147 to 152, High Street, for the purpose of continuing
the widening of Charles Place, the widening having already
been carried out in the rear of Nos. 153 to 161, and Nos 143 and
146. The Works Committee considered the matter and made
an inspection of the place, and upon their recommendation the
Kcccivcr was informed that the Hoard would be prepared to
continue the widening as suggested, and would pave and maintain
the widened portion as part of the public thoroughfare, but
that the Estate must bear the expense of erecting the necessary
enclosure hoarding or boundary wall to the new line of frontage.
HAMMER AND CROWN COURT.
The Brd, in February, 1894. gave their consent to the
enclosure by Messrs. Batger site of Hammer and Crown
Court. Katcliff pon condition that the frontage of the projecting
building in the Orchard, at the corner the Court, was set back
to a line drawn from the existing frontage of the buildings on
the north side of the projection to the south west corner of
Hammer own Court, and that the site of the projecting
building was surrendered to the Hoard to be thrown into the
public way.
BRIDGES ACROSS THOROUGHGARES.
In September, 1893, a communication was received from
the London County Council, stating that the Council had refused
an application by Messrs. Murray and Foster for permission to
erect a bridge to connect the first floors of the Phtenix Wharves
Company's premises, Nos. 18 and 21, Narrow Street, Katclitf.
As the Hoard had previously, so far as it was empowered to do
so, given Permission truction of the bridge in
question, a Deputation was appointed by the Board to wait upon
the Building Act Committee of the Council for the purpose of
placing the views of the Board before them. the utation