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Rosoman Street Improvement,—The Arti-
zans', Labourers' and General Dwellings Company
had commenced negotiations with the Vestry on
the subject of widening Rosoman Street opposite
Northampton Road, by setting back the proiecting
houses, Nos. 46, 48 and 50; and the matter will be
treated at greater length in the next Annual Report.
Private Land round House of Detention.
—From time to time the School Board have been
asked by the Vestry whether they were prepared to
give up the pieces of private land at the back of the
"Jolly Coopers," Short's Buildings, and between
St. James's Walk and Woodbridge Street, which
form part of their property in the House of Detention
site. A letter was received in December from
the School Board, stating that the Board were prepared
to hand over to the Vestry the two pieces of
land in question, upon condition that the Yestry
bear the expense of making them up. The Yestry
accepted the offer, and have now laid the pieces in
question with asphalte, making also a thoroughfare
from Woodbridge Street to St. James's Walk, and
putting an end to a long-standing cause of complaint
of the condition of the ground.
St. John's Burial Ground.—In December, 1892,
the Yestry received a letter from the Parks Committee
of the London County Council, stating that
they had had under consideration the question of
taking over the care of the Burial Ground of St.
John's Church, Clerkenwell, but before expressing
an opinion the Committee would be glad to be
informed whether the Yestry would be prepared to
contribute towards the cost of maintaining the
ground. The burial ground in question, though
belonging to St. John's Parish, is situate in the