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sections of the Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855, as makes it
the duty of the Vestries and District Boards to cause the river banks
or defences in their respective districts to he raised, strengthened,
or repaired, shall cease to be in force.
The Metropolitan Board has referred it to a Committee to prepare
a plan as required by the Act, showing the line and level of
the flood works immediately necessary, and a list of the owners
and others liable to provide for the execution of the works.
The Secretary of State for the Home Department has appointed
Mr. Edmund James Smith to be the standing Arbitrator pursuant
to the provisions of the Act.
The Improvements, mentioned in the last Annual Report of this
Board, at Mr. Stidder's premises on the east side of Little Guildford
Street, and at Mr. Heath's premises on the south side of
Orange Street, have been completed at a cost of £200 and £90
respectively, of which the Metropolitan Board of "Works has contributed
one-half.
Improvements
Arrangements have been made with the owner of the "Horse
and Groom" public-house and two adjoining shops, situate on the
south side of Great Guildford Street, and also with Mr. Henry
Goodwin, the owner of premises at the corner of Holland Street
and Gravel Lane, for setting back the same respectively on being
compensated for so doing at the rate of 10s. 6d. per foot super, for
the land to be given up. It is expected that the Metropolitan
Board will likewise in each of these cases contribute a moiety of
the cost of the improvement. An improvement has also been
carried out, without expense to this Board, by the owner of premises
at the entrance into Moss Alley from Park Street, on rebuilding
the same; he having, in consideration of being permitted
to build over, removed an old wooden structure which stood on the
east side of the entrance, thereby widening the opening or mouth
of the alley.
In accordance with an application made by the Postmaster
General to the Metropolitan Board of Works and transmitted tc
this Board, and on the recommendation of this Board, an alteratior
has been made in the name of the thoroughfare, late King Street,
Borough, and in that of Church Street and John Street, Christ-
Street
Nomenclature.