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whatever, where it is proposed to construct buildings over forecourts,
??? o prescribe a uniform line to which buildings shall be erected. The
??? esult is, in St. George's Eoad and in other streets and roads of the
parish, that almost every block of buildings is erected to a different
???ine. Some statutory authority is clearly necessary to obviate this
difficulty, which is likely, in the future, to produce a most serious state
of affairs from an architectural point of view, as well as from that of
public convenience and morality.
RE-PAVING STREETS.
During the year the Vestry have, on the recommendation of the
I Committee, authorised re-paving works to be executed in the following
places :—
Blackfriars Road footpath Alfreton Street roadway Crosslet Street footpath
Deverell Street footpath Weston Street roadway Union Street footpath
Potier Street roadway Belvedere Buildings Lombard Street roadway
Further particulars of these works will be found in the lieport
of the Surveyor.
The above streets were paved out of current expenditure, with
the exception of Weston Street, which was included in the loan referred
to in the next paragraph.
LOAN FOR STREET PAVING WORKS.
On the 27th June, 1899, the Yestry directed application to be
made to the London County Council for a loan of <£12,780 to defray
the cost of paving the following streets, viz. :—