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raised the work has been carried out at a cost of £428 7s. 1d.;
the balance in excess being returned to the several contributors.
A small portion of the roadway was, at the request of the
Guardians of the St. Saviour's Union, paved with wood, the
Board of Guardians paying the extra cost incurred in so doing.
POND YARD,
In consequence of opposition on the patt ot owners of
premises in the vicinity of Pond Yard to Mr. Fortescue's proposal
for closing a portion of that thoroughfare, mentioned in
the last Annual Report, the same was not further entertained
Latterly, however, a fresh proposal has been made by Mr. For
tescue to the effect that he should be allowed to close the northern.
portion and construct, in lieu thereof, a way, 14 feet wide, from
Skin Market Place to Emerson Street, through the house No.
27 in that street. To this proposal the Board has assented,
subject to the following conditions, namely, that the new way
or street to be formed, be not less than 20 feet wide; that all
necessary permissions from the owners of and other persons
interested in the adjoining properties be obtained by Mr
Fortescue, and that he bear all costs and charges relating thereto
as well as of the necessary application to the Court of Quarter
Sessions and other legal proceedings, and hold the Boar, i
harmless against all actions, suits and other proceedings in
rcspect of the closing of the thoroughfare.
NELSON SQUARE.
It had been the intention of the Board, as announced in the
last Annual Report, to serve notices, as in the case of Burrow's
Mews, upon the owners and occupiers of the houses in Nelson
Square requiring them to pave the carriageway and footways
of the same with asphalte, and an estimate of the cost of so
doing, and of the necessary drainage work, was prepared by
the Surveyor of the Board, from which it appeared that the
total expenditure for the same would be about £3,272, necessitating
a contribution of about £47 per house on the average.
The Board had not contemplated so heavy an outlay, and
having regard to the fact that in many cases the owners of the
houses had but a short term unexpired of their several leases,
felt reluctant to impose so great a burden upon them. It
therefore caused a communication to be addressed to each of
them, enquiring their views in relation thereto and as to the
materials that should be employed if the work were carried
out. Replies were received from a majority of the owners and
occupiers, some objecting to the work altogether, others, in by
far the larger proportion, expressing a hope that if they were