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Government and the Council in 1891, it is apparent that the
standing order in question was admittedly only framed to apply to
the Council's annual money bill for the raising of capital in accordance
with the Metropolitan Board of Works (Loans) Act, 1875,
under which Act, by the arrangements between the Treasury and
the Board in 1875, the Government until last year introduced the
annual bill. We subsequently understood from communications
made to the Government that they were not prepared to promote a
public bill dealing with the matter, and therefore there appeared to
be no alternative but to withdraw the Improvement Kate Bill.
The resolution referred to:—
"That a moiety of the cost of the improvement be paid out of any
rate to be imposed by Parliament in respect of the ground values of
property within the county of Loudon, and to be charged upon the
owners thereof, with provisions that the same shall be incapable of
being made the subject ot contract so as to shift the incidence
there of; that a communication be made to the Local Government
Board with a view to the introduction by the Government of a bill
dealing with the subject in the ensuing session; that, notwithstanding
anything contained in the resolutions of the Council. the
Parliamentary Committee be empowered to embody in a separate
bill provisions for creating an improvement rate or charge on owners
of property, and that out of such charge provision shall be made for
payment of one moiety of the cost of the improvement, und that the
necessary notices be issued."
London Improvements Bill.—This Bill promoted
by the County Council provided for the
formation of a new street from Holborn to the
Strand and for subsidiary street improvements in
connection therewith; for the southern approach to
the Tower-bridge; for the widening of Wood-lane,
Hammersmith; for the rebuilding of Vauxhallbridge;
for a new ferry between Kotherhithe and
Batcliffe; and for the improvement of the southern
approach to Woolwich-ferry. In connection with
the Holborn to Strand improvement, the Council
proposed to acquire land in Clerkenwell on tho
south-east side of Rosebery Avenue, between Rydon
Crescent and Lloyd's Bow, and including Spa Cottages,
and also the piece of land at the junction of
Lower Calthorpe Street and King's Cross Road, to