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working classes, and capable of accommodating 250 persons at tlie least. The
plans of such dwelling houses shall be previously approved by the Vestry, and the
dwelling houses shall be provided with water-closets, sinks, with water supply, dust
shoots, and other proper sanitary requirements according to the number and size of
the tenements in such dwelling-houses.
EXPENSES OF SCHEME.
6. The Vestry propose to borrow the money necessary to meet the expenses of dealing
with the scheme on such terms as the authorities whose consent is necessary
thereto, may allow, and it is proposed to repay the ultimate net cost of the scheme
to the Vestry by instalments extending over a period of 60 years, or such other
period as may be allowed. So much of the expenses as are to be contributed by
the London County Council are proposed to be borrowed by the Vestry in the first
instance and repaid as and when the money is received from the London County
Council.
"SHORT TITLE."
7. This scheme may be cited for all purposes as "The Moira Place and Plumbers
Place Scheme," Shoreditcli.
THE SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO.
Nos. 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91 & 93, East Road
62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84 & 86, Nile Street
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 2a, 2b, 2, 4, 6 & 8, Custance Street
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 & 17, Moneyer Street
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7, Plumbers' Place
38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66 & 68, Provost Street (East
side), and Nos. 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33 & 35, Provost
Street (West side)
Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10, Ebenezer Street
The Sites of Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
and 21, Moira Place, the buildings on which are now demolished.
Nos 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15, Britannia Street (East side)
The Vestry approved this scheme, and submitted it to the London County
Council for their approval. Although under the Act the consent of the Council
is not required to the execution of schemes undertaken by Vestries, yet as
the Council could object to the scheme on the holding of the public enquiry by the
Local Government Board, it was considered advisable to have the Council's
anction at the outset. The Council's Housing Committee endeavoured to reduce
the area of the improvement and the cost of it by omitting the properties in Nile
Street and Provost Street, but the Vestry's Committee felt this would spoil the
improvement and deprive them of a valuable recoupment, and in view of the Home