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houses are very bad and the closets badly situated.
I feel there would be a doubt as to the confirming
authority condemning these houses, but in my
opinion they should be demolished to make room for
dwellings of more modern construction.
Chemister Alley.—A court leading off Bedfordbury
on the west side, the width of which is only 3 feet
8 inches, and ending in a cul-de-sac. The houses are
four in number, of fourteen rooms in all: population
thirty-four. These houses are very old and dilapidated,
and badly constructed for tenements; passages
and staircases very narrow, and rooms very small
and dark. Width of passage at No. 1, only 2 feet.
Same cistern for closet and drinking purposes. This
court should most undoubtedly be demolished.
Turner s Court.—This is a court leading out of
Bedfordbury into St. Martin's Lane. That portion of
the court contiguous to Bedfordbury is broader than
the other part, and the houses as regards habitations
are good. The other end leading into St. Martin's
Lane is narrow, only 4 feet 8 inches. Here there are
four houses, the rooms of which are dark and small.
These houses should most certainly be demolished
as the narrowness of this part of the court prevents
access of air and light.
Alfred Place.—A small confined court of three
houses, leading out of Chandos Street. There are
fourteen rooms in all, inhabited by twenty-seven
people. The houses are very old and dilapidated