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HEMMINGS ROW.
The order for closing this street was made on June 23rd, 1890,
consequently Hemmings Row has now disappeared from the list of
streets in the Parish.
The closing of the street also necessitated the diversion of the
sewer, upon which I have already reported. The old paving
materials from the roadway were taken up and disposed of by the
Vestry. The removal of the gas aud water mains was undertaken
by the Companies, and involved a considerable amount of work.
When the new buildings are completed and the hoarding taken
down, the proposed improvements to the Charing Cross Road can
be proceeded with.
SALISBURY STREET AND CECIL STREET.
The greater portion of Salisbury Street has been closed by the
Contractors for the new buildings on the Salisbury Estate without
the sanction of the Vestry; the matter is now under the consideration
of the Vestry, both as regards this street and Cecil Street, the
lower portion of which for a distance of about forty feet has been
dealt with in a similar manner by the Contractors.
CECIL COURT.
The new buildings abutting upon this court are now in a very
forward state. Plans for the construction of a 12 in. pipe sewer,
which will become a public sewer, were submitted to the Vestry
and approved conditionally upon a space being retained, for a
width of 2 feet 6 in. for the whole length of the Court, serving as
a subway for the inspection of the sewer aud connections therein.
This will render the drainage of this Court easily accessible in every
part, and access to the sewer can be had without passing through
the premises of private owners, too often the case in the older
Courts of the Parish.
DRURY LANE GARDENS.
These gardens have been converted into an out-door gymnasium
for the benefit of the poorer children of this populous district