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Street under the station into the Blackfriars Road, and an alteration
in another clause, whereby Green Walk will be made 50 feet wide
instead of 45 feet.
The Contracts for cleansing and dusting the parish of Christchurch
and Clink Liberty having expired, the Board, on the 1st instant,
entered into fresh Contracts, which, as to dusting, are on far more
favourable terms.
The Metropolitan Board have contributed £150 towards expenses
incurred in removing the House, No. 1, Broad wall, referred to in
the last Annual Report.
The Board finding the Board Room and Offices in Emerson Street
inconvenient, have determined to render the same more suitable and
commodious, and with that view have entered into a contract for
considerable alterations and improvements, which are now being
carried out according to the designs and under the directions of
Mr. Franklin, architect and surveyor; meanwhile, the trustees of
the Borough Market have kindly placed their new board room
and offices at the service of the Board. The new works are to be
completed by the 31st of August for £970 net, but this contract
price docs not include repairs that are indispensably necessary to
the old portion of the Building.
During the past year the Board have presented petitions and
memorials as under, viz.: to Parliament, respecting the sewage on
the north side of the Thames, praying for further inquiry before
disposing of it: in opposition to the Justices of the Peace Procedure
Bill : in opposition to the Metropolitan Toll Bridges Bill, as regarded
the proposed extra rating of St. Saviour's: to the Metropolitan
Board, requesting them to oppose the London, Chatham, and
Dover Railway Company's Bill (No. 1) seeking, inter alia, the closing
of Holland Street: to the same Board, against the proposed vote of
gratuities to their engineers: and to the House of Lords in opposition
to the said Railway Bill.
A List of Contracts in force on the 25th of March, and other
particulars will bo found at the end.
HERBERT STURMY,
Clerk.
Temporary Board Room and Offices,
Church St., Boro' Market,
21th June, 1865.