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future time purchased by a public authority; but that
as the present limit of the quantity of water authorised
to be taken from the River Thames by the Company
had already been exceeded, and in view of the great
evils which would arise from any decrease being made
in the quantity of water available for the supply of the
large district served by the Company, the Board did
not object to the provisions of the Bill which authorised
the Company, upon agreed terms of payment therefor,
to continue to take water from the river in excess of the
quantity at present authorised. The Bill is now in
Committee of the House of Commons, who have passed
the preamble.
Bills in
Parliament.
The following Bills, which have been introduced
in the present Session, have also
been considered by the Board, viz.:—
1.—London County (Buildings).
2.—London County Council (Sewerage and Drainage).
3.—London County Council (General Powers).
4.—London County Council (Improvements).
5.—Inclusion of Southwark within boundaries of City of
London.
6.—Vehicles (Lights).
7.—Rivers Pollution.
8.—Local Authorities Officers' Superannuation.
9.—School Board for London Elections.
10.—Sale of Food and Drugs.
11.—Retirement of Vestrymen and Auditors (London).
12.—London Water Companies (Amalgamation).
13.—Locomotives on Highways.
London County
(Buildings; Bill.
This Bill was promoted by the London
County Council to empower the Council
to acquire land for the erection and maintenance thereon
of buildings and offices for the conduct of the County
business adjoining the new thoroughfare between St.
James's Park and Charing Cross in contemplation by
H.M. Commissioners of Works. The estimated cost
was £851,000, and the money required to be raised for