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66
Polling
Arrangements
(Parliamentary
Boroughs).
65.—This Bill proposed to transfer from the Justices to the
County Council the power to divide Parliamentary
Boroughs into polling districts. The County Council
has already this power with regard to the polling
districts for County Council Elections, and this Council being of
opinion that the division into polling districts of Parliamentary
Boroughs and County Council areas should be in the hands of
one Authority, petitioned in favour of the Bill. The Bill was read
a third time in the House of Lords and sent to the House of
Commons on the 8th March last.
Education
Board
Provisional
Order
Confirmation
(London).
66.—This Bill contained provisions to empower the School
Board for London to compulsorily acquire a site
between High Street, Putney, and Stratford Grove
for a Board school. The Council objected to the
proposed site as being too near existing schools.
The Bill received the Royal assent on the 11th August last, but
no steps have been taken to acquire the property.
Railways
Electrical
Power.
67.—This was a Bill to facilitate the introduction and use of
Electrical power on railways and proposed to
empower the Board of Trade to make orders authorising
railway companies to use electricity in addition to or in substitution
of any other motive power, to construct generating
stations or other works on land belonging to them, and to subscribe
to any electrical undertaking which would facilitate the
supply of electricity to the Company, &c. This Council approved
of the Bill, which received the Royal Assent on the 14th August
last.
Electric
Lighting
(London).
68.—This was a Bill to provide for the adjustment in accordance
with the changes of boundary effected under
the London Government Act of 1899 of the areas
within which Local Authorities and Companies were authorised to
supply electricity. This Council petitioned in favour of the Bill
which passed.
Fra nchise and
Removal of
Women's
Disabilities.
69.—This Bill proposed to establish a single franchise at all
elections and thereby to abolish University representation,
and to remove the disabilities of women.
The Council petitioned against the Bill, which was
not proceeded with.