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desirable that steps should be taken with the object of restoring to
the inhabitants of the Metropolis the benefits so long derived from
the said Dues, and that the London County Council and CityCorporation
be asked to co-operate in the movement.
(c) That a copy of the Resolutions adopted by the Conference be
forwarded to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as the representative of
Her Majesty's Government, the London County Council, the Corporation
of the City of London, and the Vestries and District Boards
of the Metropolis.
No further action has yet teen taken in the
matter.
Rosebery Avenue.—On the 16th December,
1891, the Improvements Committee of the London
Comity Council, headed by Mr. H. Clarke, their
Chairman, formally opened that portion of the new
thoroughfare lying between St. John Street Road
and Garnault Place. The Vestry's Works Committee,
in pursuance of a resolution of the Vestry,
met the Improvements Committee, and Mr. F. A.
Ford introduced Mr. Churchwarden Robson as the
acting Chairman of the Vestry, and Mr. Walton as
Chairman of the Works Committee. The usual
letter, handing over the thoroughfare, was handed
to Mr. Robson.
The original scheme of the Council left Spa Green
extending southwards in an unbroken line from
Lloyd's Row to the southern point of the present
paved triangular piece of ground, but the Vestry
urged that a great convenience to the traffic would
be provided if the roadway of Gloucester Street
were continued through the Green to Rosebery
Avenue. The Council at first declined to comply
with the request, but afterwards acceded thereto,
and formed the roadway.
Another improvement in the new street is also
due to the initiation of the Vestry. The brick wall
enclosing the New River Company's reservoir between
Arlington Street and the Company's office