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The Board considered the matter, and the Council were informed
that the Board would be prepared to contribute one half
of £470, subject to the ground being secured for the use of the
public for ever, and that the Council be recommended at the same
time to endeavour to obtain power to widen the Commercial Road
East, between the Town Hall and Three Colt Street at its own
cost.
CHANCERY PLACE WIDENING.
Application has been made to the London County Council to
widen Chancery Place, High Street, Shadwell, but they declined to
do so.
SHELTERS.
Letters were received from the Whitechapel District Board
and the Wandsworth Union in favour of the promotion of legislation
to place all shelters, including Salvation Army Shelters, under
the provisions of the Common Lodging House Acts, and the Hoard
directed that a memorial be presented to the Local Government
Hoard, urging the promotion of legislation with the object referred
to.
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY.
In July last a notice was received from the Capital and Counties
Electric Supply Co., Ltd., of their intention to apply to the Board
of Trade for a Provisional Order authorising the Company to supply
electricity within the district, but the Company did not proceed
further in the matter.
RAILWAY PASSENGER TRAFFIC.
In September last I was directed to write to the Great Eastern
Railway Company and the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
Company, calling attention to the inconvenience caused to passengers
by the fact that the up trains of the latter Company called at
Burdett Road and Stepney Stations for the purpose of setting down
but not taking up passengers, and asking whether arrangements
could be made for passengers to travel to the City by such trains.