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the subject, but at the proper time they would he prepared to
recommend the Council to contribute half the cost of the proposed
new street, subject to its being found legal to do so. The
Public Health and Housing Committee, however, feared that
having regard to the advice of the Council's Solicitor, the
Council had no power to contribute towards the cost of the
scheme as proposed.
I he Sanitary Committee subsequently made a further
inspection of the locality, and visited certain houses on the north
side of limehouse Causeway, with regard to the condition of
which the Medical Officer afterwards made a report. The result
of the Committee's deliberation was a recommendation to the
Board to include some additional houses in the scheme, but the
recommendation was referred back for further consideration.
Ultimately, on the 11th July, the following resolution was
passed by the Hoard:—
"That whereas it appears to the Board, as the Local
"Authority, that the closeness, narrowness and bad arrange-
" inent or bad condition of the buildings hereunder mentioned,
"or the want of light, air. ventilation, or proper conveniences, or
"any other sanitary defect in any of such building, is dangerous
"or prejudicial to the health of the inhabitants either of the
"said buildings or of the neighbouring buildings, and that the
" demolition or the Construction and re arrangement of the
" said buildings or some of them is necessary to remedy the said
"evils, and that the area comprising those buildings and the
'"yards, outhouses, and appurtenances thereof, and the site
"there of is too small to be dealt with as an unhealthy area
"under Part I. of the Mousing of the Working Classes Act,
" 1890:—
"Three Colt Street—Nos. 109, 11, 113, 115. and 117.
" Limehouse Causeway, north side—Site of No. 76, and
" Nos. 78. 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, and 90.
" Limehouse Causeway, south side Nos. 73. 75, 77, and
"79; of Nos. 81, 83, 85, 87, and 89; and Nos. ; ,93,
"and 95.