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For numbering the houses and premises in Willow Row
and Thomas's Cottages, Limehouse, abolishing the name
"Thomas's Cottages" and re-naming the whole "Willow Row".
For re-numbering the houses and premises in York Street
West and Barnes Street in Limehouse and Ratcliff, abolishing
the names "York Street West" and "York Terrace," and
re-naming the whole line of thoroughfare - Barnes street "
A letter was received from the London County Council
asking the views of the Board with regard to an an application by
the owner of premises in Black Bull Court. Ratcliff, for the
court to be re-named "Rhine Place." The Board ascertained the
opinion of the Ratcliff Vestry upon the subject, which wan to
the effect that they aw no reason why the name of the Court
should be changed, and the Council were informed accordingly.
In November, 1894. the Council asked for an expression of
the Board's opinion as to the desirability of re-numbering Well
Street, Wapping. and the Board replied that they offered no
objection thereto.
HOUSES ON LOW-LYING LAND.
The London County Council forwarded to the Board a
copy of Regulations which had been made under Section 7 of
the Council's General Powers Act, 1893, prescribing the course
to be followed by applicants for permission to erect or adapt
dwelling houses on low-lying land, and also with respect to the
erection or adaptation of such houses. The Board gave
directions for the same to be printed and circulated among the
builders and others in the District. The Regulations are as
follows:—
" Every person who shall be desirous of erecting or adapting any
building to be used wholly or in part as a dwelling-house on any land in
the county of London of which the surface is below the level of
Trinity high-water mark, and which is so situate as not to admit of