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this department. Further and fuller details will be found on
page 25.
Colney Hatch Lane.—In June, 1880, in consequence of the
distance of this outlying portion of the Parish, the Ve9try entered
into an agreement with the Hornsey Local Board for the latter to
repair, light, water, and cleanse the whole of Colney Hatch Lane,
charging Clerkenwell the half of the cost, with 10 per cent, for
supervision, wear and tear of tools, &c., the boundary line dividing
the two parishes running down the centre of the roadway
as far as that portion of Clerkenwell extends.
At the same time the Vestry also assented to a road being
made 40 feet wide on the Muswell Hill estate, new building
operations being in contemplation in this portion of the parish.
Renaming Streets.— John Street, Pentonville, has been lenamed
Risinghill Street, and King Street has been renamed
Cyrus Street, and the houses in each street have been renumbered.
Plane Trees.— J. Noble, Esq., of Park Place, Henley-onThames,
having in 1878 presented this Parish, among several
others, with the sum of £100 for planting and maintaining plane
trees in the roads of the Parish, the Vestry planted about 50
early in the year 1880, in the most suitable roads and places in
the Parish, but many having died or been destroyed, twentyfour
fresh plane trees were planted during the year to replace
same.
Surveyor.— On the 18th November Mr. G. J. Cox, Surveyor,
resigned his appointment, and on the 16th December Mr. W.
Iron was elected in his stead.
Reduction in the Price of Gas.— On the 1st January,
1881, the Gas Light and Coke Co. reduced the price of Gas from
3s. 4d. to 3s. 2d. per 1,000 feet.
Bill Posting in Urinals. —During the year 15 prosecutions
and convictions took place lor sticking bills in the Urinal
of the Parish, and the sum of £14 10s. was paid in rewards to
informants.