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LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS.
In accordance with the agreement entered into by the Vestry
with the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Woods, Forests, and
Land Revenues, application was made at the General Sessions for
the County of Middlesex, held in September last, for an order
authorising the closing of Queen's Head Court and part of Great
Crown Court, under the provisions of the Highways Act, 5 & 6,
William IV., cap. 50. The publication of the necessary notices and
compliance with the other requirements of the Statute having been
proved, and no objection being raised to the closing of the courts,
an order was made as asked.
With a view to cause as little inconvenience as possible to the
persons who must be at least temporarily displaced, it has been
arranged that the improvement shall proceed by degrees. A large
part of the space West of Rupert Street has been cleared, and the
remainder of the buildings now in the hands of the Commissioners
will be demolished as the ground at present vacant is built Upon.
The action taken by the Vestry with a view to the erection of
artizans' dwellings on the whole, or part, of the vacant land is
detailed on pages 68 and 69.
NAMES OF STREETS.
The Metropolitan Board of Works having enquired the views of
the Vestry relative to a proposal to incorporate Silver Street and
Beak Street under the latter name, with a view to obviate the inconvenience
arising from frequent repetitions of the name of Silver
Street in various parts of the Metropolis, the Vestry informed the
Board that they considered the alteration would be advantageous.
An Order was subsequently made by the Board, under the
Metropolis Management Amendment Act, 1862, for re-naming the
whole line of buildings, "Beak Street, W.," and re-numbering the
several houses therein, 67 in number. This is the only Order of the
kind affecting the parish made during the year.
Since the year 1862 twenty-five streets have been re-named or
houses therein re-numbered, twenty-one street names abolished, and
459 houses re-numbered.