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PROPOSED NEW STREET FROM NARROW STREET
TO MEL3LAND STREET.
The consideration of the question of the prorosed lorma-
tion of a new street from Narrow street to Medland street.
Rateliff, of which mention was male in my last report, has
been deferred pending negociation with the owner of property
in Narrow Street, which would be required for carrying out the
scheme.
HOUNISU OF Till; WOlthlX. « l.%ss» s A« I.
QUEEN CATHERINE COURT AREA
The claims of the owners «>f projicrtic* included in this an i
were referred to the joint Works and linance Committee*, to
whom I reported that after extended ncjjodaUon* with the
parties interested, I hail with regard to MVM |iropcrtic* found it
impossible to come to terms, the amounts claimed being in my
opinion very excessive. I he Clerk was therefore instructed to
take the necessary steps f.,r the confirmation of the nheme by
the Local Government Board, and notices were thereu|*»n
served in accordance with the provisions of the Act. I WSjS
subsequently succcssful in imnrioff terms with m«»si «»f the
persons concerned, but the freeholder and lessee of certain
premises in Brook Street presented j>ctiti<>ns against the confirmation
of the scheme, and 1 am now en^a^ed in nflgoctatioiis
with a view to an agreement being arrived at with them, and the
ultimate withdrawal of the petition:
KING JOHN'S COURT SCHEME
A letter was received from the Clerk of the London County
Council, stating that the Council were ed that it was n«>t
legally possible to carry out the- improvement <>| this area, a*,
proposed by the Board, partly under the Housing «»l the Working
Classes Act and partly under the Street Improvements Act
and the Improvements Committee therefore could not at the
present stage commit themselves to any definite promise upOO