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GENERAL.
Posts, Queen Street The London County Council having
gested the removal of two posts at the entrance
to Queen Street, Wapping, as the presence of the same rendered
it impossible for a fire escape to be taken into the street, the
Board gave directions for the posts to be removed, and suggested
to the Council that the two posts in that portion of Queen
Street situate in the parish of St. George in the East, and now
known as Clegg Street, should also be removed.
Bridges, Hunt's Mews A letter was received from the London
County Council asking for the observations of the
Board as to an application which has been made to the Council
on behalf of Messrs. Norm & Co., for permission to construct
two iron bridges to connect their premises on the north side of
Hunt's Mew., Shad well, with premises about to be erected on
the south side thereof, in accordance with a plan accompanying
the letter. The Council were informed that the Board objected
to the lower of the two bridges, as it was proposed to leave
a headway of only nine feet under the same. The application
was ultimately refused by the Council.
Chambers Square Passage An application was received for the sanction
of the Board to the alteration of Chambers Square
Passage, Wapping, by building a wall enclosing
a portion of the west side of the passage, a piece of land on
the east side of equal width to that proposed to be enclosed
being thrown into the passage in lieu thereof. The Board after
consideration resolved not to grant the application.
Snow Removal. A letter was received from the Vestry of St.
Removal. Marylebone expressing the opinion that it was desirable
that the duty of removing snow from footways, which
under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, devolves upon the
Local Authority, should be reimposed upon the occupiers and
owners of the several frontages. The Vestry were informed in
reply that the Hoard did not approve the same, no difficulty
having been experienced in the cleansing of the footways in this
District