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made by the Town Council under Part I of the Housing of the
Working Classes Act, 1890. By this Order provision will have to
be made for housing 300 persons in suitable dwellings either within
or without the area, and subject to the approval of the Local
Government Board.
A communication was received from the Local Government
Board, dated 19th July, enclosing copies of the Order and calling
attention to the provisions of the Housing of the Working Classes
Act, 1903, as regards service upon owners, &c., and the publication
of the draft Confirming Order. The Council at their meeting in
August confirmed the action of the Street Improvement Committee
in instructing the Town Clerk to take all necessary steps in the
matter.
The draft Order was published in the "London Gazette" on
31st July.
At the October meeting of the Council the Street Improvement
Committee reported as follows :—
The Committee, in anticipation of the Order of the Local
Government Board confirming the Scheme for the Improvement of
the Red Lion Street Area, made under the Housing of the Working
Classes Acts, becoming operative at an early date, have had under
consideration the question of providing housing accommodation for
the persons who will be displaced by the carrying out of that
Scheme.
The Council will remember that the draft Order provides that
such accommodation shall be provided for 300 persons of the working
class, either upon the lands within the area comprised in the
Scheme, or upon some other site or sites to be approved by the
Local Government Board,
Various sites, both within and outside the area, have been
considered, and the Committee are of opinion that the most suitable