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such powers could only be obtained by legislation.
The Board having further considered the matter came
to the conclusion that it was desirable that the Local
Authorities in London should be empowered to make
bye-laws regulating the standing of costermongers in
streets, and with the view of steps being taken to obtain
such powers communications were addressed to the
Vestries and District Boards enquiring whether they
concurred in that opinion. As, however, only 15 out of
the 40 Authorities written to concurred in the views of
the Board, the matter was not further proceeded with.
The Board have been urged by tradesmen and other
residents, and by the Streatham Vestry, to do all in
their power to prevent the obstruction complained of,
and as there is a very large and increasing traffic along
the road, and the space between the tramway rails and
the kerb is very limited, the Board feel that serious
danger is likely to arise to the public unless the use of
the road by the costermongers be put an end to. They
therefore continue to take proceedings against the
costermongers at the police court, but as above stated
with but little effect at present.
Cab Radius.
The Hammersmith Vestry invited this
lioard to appoint representatives to join a deputation
to the Home Secretary in favour of an extension of the
cab radius, in accordance with the recommendation of
the Departmental Committee of Inquiry, viz.—
" That the radius should be that of the Administrative County of
" London, minus Plumstead. Drivers should not be compellable, after
" a certain hour in the evening, to go any considerable distance except
" in the direction of their homes. For this purpose the Metropolitan
" area should be divided into districts, and the cabs of each district
" distinguished by a lamp of a particular colour."
1 he Board supported the proposal, and Messrs.
Howick and Maples were appointed to join the proposed
deputation, but the Home Secretary has not yet
fixed a date for the purpose.