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The London and North Western Railway Company's Heavy
Goods Station, in Worship Street, was made the subject of appeal
at the Assessment Sessions, in February last. The Parochial figure
was £2,000 rateable value. The Company contended for about
one-third of that amount. In the end the full Assessment of the
Parish was confirmed, with oosts against the Company.
LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS.
No local improvements have been made in the Parish during
this year, but an important one has been projected.
The taking by the London School Board of the site of
Westby's Almshouses, in St. John's Road, as the site for a School
has afforded a long desired opportunity to widen the roadway at
that spot, and an agreement has been effected between the Vestry
and the School Board by which eight feet of the entire frontage,
and a small slip in Bacchus Walk, will bo purchased for that
purpose at a cost of about £750, towards which the Metropolitan
Board has consented to contribute one-half.
PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT.
Metropolitan Board's Acts.
An Act promoted by the Metropolitan Board has been passed
during this Session, which gives power to the Board to execute
orders as to naming of streets which the Board may make in
default of Vestries, &c., executing such orders after three months.
Also to prevent eneroachments and obstructions in streets, &c., as
to giving sanction for new streets or footways, as to erections
beyond lino of building, and the removal of buildings so erected
without the proper sanction. These enactments are to remedy
defects or to remove difficulties connected with former Acts. Some
important amendments have also been made to the Building Acts,
but perhaps in a public sense the most important enactment is a
section giving power to the Metropolitan Board to summon before
a Magistrate the owner of any building or structure, which is