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Church
Services.
13.—The Mayor, Aldermen, Councillors, and the principal Officers
of the Council attended in state services at the
several parish churches in the Borough, as follows,
viz.:—
1st Dec., 1901.—Parish Church of Putney, St. Mary, High Street.
5th Jan., 1902.—Parish Church of Clapham, Holy Trinity, Clapham
Common.
2nd Feb., 1902.—Parish Church of Streatham, St. Leonard,
Streatham High Road.
2nd Mar., 1902.—Parish Church of Tooting, St. Nicholas, Church
Lane, Tooting.
6th Apr., 1902.—Parish Church of Wandsworth, All Saints, High
Street, Wandsworth.
14.—The Mayor, Aldermen, and Councillors also attended in state
the laying by the Lord Mayor of the foundation stone of St.
Thomas's Church, Telford Avenue, Streatham.
Charities.
15.—In accordance with the Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooling
and Wandsworth Scheme the Charity Commissioners
made rules for the nomination of persons to
be trustees or to act in the administration of Charities in the
several parishes. The following gentlemen have been appointed
to act in the administration of the Charities, viz.:—
Putney Charities:—Councillor J. Maples, and Mr. F.
Newens.
Streatham Charities:-—Councillors Ashdown, Barwell,
Hewett, Hunt, Ling, and Rose.
Tooting Charities.—Councillors Cusden and Swain, and
Messrs E. Aldous, W. P. Mellhuish, and J. Perry.
16.—The Council also appointed a Committee to consist of the
Councillors elected from time to time for the Putney Ward to
exercise the powers of the Council with respect to the administration
of the Pest House and the Fulham Bridge Charites. A
scheme for the administration of the Streatham Charities is being
prepared by the Charity Commissioners.
Portrait
of
First Mayor.
17.—Councillor Hunt presented to the Council a portrait in
oils (painted by Mr. S. G. Enderby) of Councillor
John Lidiard, first Mayor of the Borough. The
portrait is hung in the Council Chamber.