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cases of dispute between the City or Borough Councils and any
of the companies. The County Council having asked the Metropolitan
Borough Councils whether they would support the County
Council in making a representation to the Government in the
matter was informed of the Council's views on the subject.
Street Paving.
91.—A Conference of representatives of the Metropolitan Borough
Councils, the Corporation of London, and the London
County Council was convened by the Westminster
City Council for the purpose of considering the materials and
means of paving the streets of London best suited to the different
localities and conditions of traffic. Councillors Lorden and Wise,
the representatives appointed by this Council, attended the first
meeting, when the matter was discussed generally and a Committee
appointed to enquire and report as to the course to be taken
and to frame resolutions. The Committee has since been engaged
in gathering information on the subject, but has not yet reported
to the Conference.
Retail or
Street Markets.
92.—The London County Council having had under consideration
the subject of markets, called the attention of the
Metropolitan Borough Councils to the unsatisfactory
condition from a sanitary and traffic point of
view of thoroughfares where street markets are held, and expressed
the opinion that without further legislation on the subject no real
improvement could be effected. The Metropolitan Borough Councils
were accordingly invited by the County Council to consider
the desirability of seeking Parliamentary power to become the
market authority for retail or street markets within their respective
Boroughs, and, as such, to provide proper market accommodation
at or immediately near the sites of existing street markets ; and it
was suggested that the matter might be dealt with by inserting a
clause in one of the County Council's General Powers Bills. This
Council approved of the suggestion, and asked the County Council
to take the necessary steps for enabling the Borough Councils to
become retail market authorities. The subject is still under the
consideration of the County Council.
Bye-Laws
as to House
Drainage
93-—The Bye-laws made by the London County Council with
respect to house drainage were approved by the Local
Government Board in June, 1901. The Bye-laws
rendered unnecessary several of the drainage