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to the new Bridge, in accordance with the plan deposited at
the office of the Town Clerk as aforesaid; that the Corporation
might take houses and lands, and pull down and remove same
for the Approaches, as mentioned in the schedule thereto; that
the new street to be formed in the Borough of Southwark,
extending from the Bridge to St. Thomas's Street and York
Street, should be called "Wellington Street," and that the new
street leading therefrom into Tooley Street should be called
"Duke Street."
By Section 10 it was enacted that it should be lawful
for the Mayor, Commonalty and Citizens of London, and they
were thereby authorised and required to demise and lease any
part or parts at the ends of the Arches under the several
Approaches, not exceeding 10 feet (except those through which
there was or might be a way or passage), together and in the
same demise or lease with ground opposite or near thereto, and
let in pursuance of the provisions and directions contained in
the said recited Act, 10 Geo. IV., and afterwards to sell and
dispose of the reversion and inheritance in fee-simple of the
said part or parts of the said Arches, together with the reversion
and inheritance of the ground and hereditaments contained
in the same lease or demise, in the manner directed with
respect to such ground and hereditaments by the said lastmentioned
Act.
By Section 11 it was enacted that it should be lawful for
the said Mayor and Commonalty, Ac., and they were thereby
authorised and empowered to demise and lease the residue of
the said Arches (except those through which there was or
might be a public way or passage) or any part or parts thereof,
respectively, to any person or persons, for any term or number
of years not exceeding the term of 61 years and one day, to be
computed from the passing of the Act, so that there were
reserved and contained in every such demise or lease such
yearly rent or rents as to the said Mayor, Aldermen, &c.,
should seem reasonable, and covenants for payment of the
rent thereby to be reserved, for keeping in repair the premises
thereby to be demised, &c., and for re-entry on non-payment
of the rent or non-performance of the covenants on the part of
the tenant or lessee.
Section 12 provided that the Commissioners or persons
who were or might be liable to repair the pavements of the
streets or ways over the Arches under the said several
Approaches respectively, should be entitled, during the said
term of 61 years and one day, to the yearly rent or sum of
20s. in respect of so much of the said Arches as was to be
demised as lastly thereinbefore mentioned, which said yearly
rent or sum should be issuing and payable out of so much of
every such Arch respectively, as the said Mayor, Aldermen,