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notice to the Council had not been given, and that the premises in
question were unsuitable for the purpose. The application was refused.
36. The accommodation for the staff of the Public Health
PePartment at Huguenot Place not being sufficient, the
department has been transferred to No. 90, East Hill,
Wandsworth.
Public Health
Department.
37. In August last the Council considered the subject of the
abatements made to owners of property of an annual
value of not exceeding £20. The practice adopted at
that time was to rate the owners instead of the occupiers of such
premises, and to allow them the statutory abatement of 15 per cent.,
with a further abatement of 10 per cent, where the owners were
willing to pay the rates whether the premises are occupied or not.
The Council decided that from the 1st April, 1907, the last mentioned
abatement of 10 per cent, should be reduced to 5.
Bating of
Small Property.
38. Councillors Campbell, Cresswell, and Gridley attended as the
Council's representatives a conference of representatives
of Local Authorities and Labour Organisations held in
October last to consider the action of the District Railway Company
in increasing the fares charged to passengers. Resolutions were
passed by the Conference protesting against the action of the Company
in increasing the fares, and urging the necessity of joint action with
the view of obtaining a reduction of fares on the District Railway, and
that the County Council should be asked to make application to the
Board of Trade to institute an inquiry under the Cheap Trains Act
into the question of increased fares, insufficient trains and accommodation
on such railway. As the ordinary and workmen's fares from the
stations on the Company's lines in this Borough had not been
increased this Council took no further action in the matter.
Eailway Pares.
39. The testing of the electricity supplied in the Borough by the
County of London Electric Supply Company, which has
been the subject of long correspondence between this
Council and the County Council, has been again considered, and the
County Council were urged to take steps without further delay to
secure the due testing of the supply, ai d to compel the Company to
provide t(.'sting stations in accordance with the provisions of their
Electric
Lighting.