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received from the Company's Solicitors with cards to be returned, stating whether the Vestry
"assented to" or "dissented from," or "remained neutral" in respect to the proposed undertaking,
and that after discussion and inspection of the deposited plans, they had decided to visit
the portions of the Parish affected by the proposed undertaking, and the meeting was accordingly
adjourned until Friday, 15th December, at 2 p.m., for that purpose, and the Clerk was instructed
to write and ask Mr. McConnochic, the Engineer to the Dock Company, to meet the Committee.
The Meeting was held, and the Committee reported having met Mr. McConnochie, who
accompanied them along the route of the proposed undertaking, and fully explained the same in
detail, and also the proposed gradients of the new roads to be formed, and after consideration of
the matter,
Eecommended—That with the view of giving the Vestry a locus standi to obtain such
improvements or concessions as they may deem advisable, the Vestry formally "dissent from"
the proposed undertaking.
This was agreed to by the Vestry, who also ordered a return to be made of the number of
people who would be displaced by the scheme, and of the ratable value of all the hereditaments
included in the proposed undertaking.
It was also Besolved upon the recommendation of the Committee that the whole question of
the stopping up and diversion of the Parish roads be referred to the Surveyor of Sewers, and that
he be requested to report as to the difference in the area between the present Parish roads to be
taken and the new roads to be given in substitution therefor, and also as to the gradients of the
proposed new roads, and advise as to making a better approach to the new road to be formed out
of the Lower Road at Osprey Street, than that shown upon the deposited plan.
The Surveyor of Sewers having reported to the Committee as under:—
61, King William Street,
London Bridge, E.C.
14th February, 1894.
REPORT ON SUBBEY COMMEBCIAL DOCK EXTENSION BILL, 1894.
Dear Sirs,
The area of roads to be stopped is the total of 107,300 ft. supl.
The total area of new roads to be formed is 115,200 supl.