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(b) No. 121, Mitcham Lane, Streatham—beer, off (not less
than one dozen bottles only).
(c) No. 10, Gassiott Terrace, Franciscan Road, Tooting—beer,
wine and spirits, off (bottles only).
25. The Justices refused all the applications with the exception
of those relating to No. 121, Mitcham Lane, and No. 120, Revelstoke
Road, Wandsworth—beer, wine, and spirits, off.
26. At the Newington Licensing Sessions it is the practice for
applicants and objectors to appear by counsel. The Council, seeing 110
reason why solicitors should not appear at Newington as at other
licensing sessions, instructed its Solicitor to personally appear in opposition
to licenses. On the Solicitor attending, his appearance was
objected to by the Bar and the Clerk to the Justices, but the Justices
agreed to hear him in his capacity as Solicitor to the Council.
27. Notice of objection was given to the renewal of certain
licenses 011 account of the condition of the sanitary conveniences
attached to the premises. The required works having been executed
the objections were withdrawn. At the request of the Justices, the
Council authorized the Medical Officer of Health and the Sanitary
Inspectors to give evidence at the Licensing Sessions as to the sanitary
state of a number of licensed premises, the requirements of the
neighbourhood, and the position of the nearest licensed premises.
28. Forty-eight notices of intention to apply for the transfer of
licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors and twenty notices of
intention to apply for the renewal of music and dancing licenses in
the Borough were considered, and no objection made thereto.
29. The London United Tramways Act, 1902, authorised certain
extensions of the Company's lines in (amongst other
places) Wimbledon, Merton and Kingston. The Act
incorporated Section 27 of the Company's Act of 1901, which is as
follows:—
"The Company may execute all such works on or in connection
with the tramways, and in, over, or under the streets, roads or bridges
in or over which the same are laid, as may be necessary or expedient
for working the tramways by mechanical power as aforesaid, and may
lay down, construct, erect and maintain on, in, under or over the
London United
Tramways.