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taken, the amount of uncertainty still existing is sufficient
to account for this, various proposed New Streets and
projected enterprises, render it, to say the least, premature
to expend money in a manner that may prove futile within
a very limited time. The proceedings of the Metropolitan
Board of Works, the Electric Lighting, Telegraphy, and
other imminent subjects, amply justifying a temporary
delay.
The subjoined abbreviated lists touch upon the most
salient works executed by the Vestry, should the lists be
published in extenso, it would involve almost the whole of
the vestry proceedings books and all, so much being done
for the Gas and Water Companies, Telegraph, Electric
Lighting, Removal of Hoardings, that the entries would
be simply tedious, without being interesting.
That the gradual conversion of Road surfaces to
wood will progress there will be no doubt, at the same
time an increased watchfulness on the part of the Local
Authorities will be involved with regard to the Foothold
for Horses, in other words, an additional responsibility;
the balance of good to some extent remains to be seen,
especially in such situations where the kerbs or footways
are not on the same level at opposite sides, and in several
of the principal roadways of St. James's this is the case,
from circumstances they were not carefully set out at first,
if set out at all, but the levels have to be accepted as they
are, and no blame can be attached, if, during the execution
of the work, the best has to be made of fixed points that