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Post Office Sites Act: £10,000.—The longstanding
question of the disposal by the County
Council of the sum of £10,000 received by them
under the provisions of the Post Office Sites Act,
to be expended in an open space, has been at length
settled by the Council purchasing two plots of
vacant land on the eastern side of Rosebery Avenue,
lying between Lloyd's Row and Rydon Crescent.
The Vestry understand that arrangements are being
made for laying out the ground as a continuation of
Spa Green.
Owen's Row.—This street has been paved with
asphalte during the year, and advantage has been
taken of the alteration to remove posts at the
eastern end which prevented vehicular traffic passing
through. Objection was taken by the Grirls'
School authorities that the noise of passing traffic
would be a serious hindrance to their school work,
and the Vestry therefore fixed a moveable bar,
which could take the place of the posts if the fears
of noise were realised. Up to the present time,
however, no complaints have been made to the
Vestry.
Passage by 101, White Lion Street.—In June
a letter was received from Mr. T. H. Watson, of 9,
Nottingham Place, W, stating that the covered
passage, adjoining Mr. Culver's new premises,
White Lion Street, had been formed in accordance
with the agreed plan, and suggesting, on behalf of
Mr. Culver, that, as he and Mr. Frye alone use the
passage, and there is an iron gate across the north
end of same, it would be desirable (to prevent the
passage becoming a nuisance) that arrangements
should be made, with the consent of the Vestry, to
put up an iron gate at the south end with a lock of