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Green Lanes, Albion Road, and Matthias Road.—A proposal to
widen these roads by Newington Green has been for some time under
consideration by the Hackney Board of "Works, the South Hornsey Local
Board, and the Vestry, and during the past year a plan prepared by the
Chief Surveyor to the Vestry for the improvement of the roads in
question was adopted by these authorities. The South Hornsey Board
agreed to acquire the property and to carry out the works necessary for
widening those portions of Green Lanes and Albion Road which were in
their district, and the Hackney Board and the Vestry came to a similar
understanding with regard to the property and the work in their
respective districts. The two latter bodies approached the London
County Council with a view to obtaining a contribution towards the
cost of the property required for the improvements in their districts
which it was estimated could be purchased for £6,574 0s. 0d. with the
result that the Council has agreed to contribute the sum of
£3,025 0s. 0d., of which £1,650 0s. 0d. is to be applied towards the
purchase of the property in the district of the Hackney Board and
£1,375 0s. 0d. to a similar purpose in this Parish.
The Vestry has purchased the property required for widening
Green Lanes between Newington Green and the Parish Boundary
opposite No. 32, which consisted of a strip of ground on the west side
of the road having an average width of 19 feet and an area of 906 yards
super, for the sum of £1,500 0s. 0d., and the work of widening the road
on the west side is in progress. The widening of the footway on the
east side of the road cannot be proceeded with until the South Hornsey
Board has obtained the property required for widening that part of
the road in front of Holland House, the purchase of which, however,
will shortly be completed. The Vestry is in communication with the
owner of the property required for widening Matthias Road.
Woodville Road.— West-side, from No. 37 to Matthias Road.—A
paved and kerbed footway has been formed with old materials at a
cost of £11 10s. 0d.
Highbury Crescent.—East-side, from No. 12 to 19.—Old kerb redressed
has been laid to the gravel footing round the outside of Highbury
Fields, in continuation of that referred to in the report for last year, at
a cost of £15 3s. 2d., thus completing the kerbing of the whole of
this footway.