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compensation to the owners of the partially demolished

house

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by far the heaviest item of the expenditure; and

it became evident that with this cost added the advantages

to be derived would not repay the outlay. In these circum-

-stances I decided that the cost of the resumption of the

intervening prenises should be defrayed out of public

funds, leaving the cost of the works involved in the in-

-provement of the adjoining houses to be borne by the

owners of those properties. In order to avoid additional

expense it is provided that the re-construction involved

will not bring the buildings within the definition of new

buildings. They will thus be exempted from compliance with

the provisions of Section 180 of the Ordinance in regard

to increased open spaces in the rear or at the side,

and

from the provision of scavenging lanes and from such other

provisions of the Ordinance as refer to re-erected houses.

The scheme as modified will throw

upon the public funds a considerable portion of the ex-

-penditure involved in carrying it out, but I consider that

the advantages in improved sanitary conditions will fully

justify the expenditure, and will from this point of view

be a better investment of public money than the costly

resumptions which have been undertaken in the past, and

which