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character above indicated, but the difficultly was not of long
continuance, for the resistance to payment was so strong that,
in practice, all attempts to enforce it had to be abandoned—
much to the satisfaction, doubtless, of refuse-producers and of
the dustmen—and matters drifted back to the position which is
considered " unsatisfactory."
NECESSARY ACCOMMODATION.
There are only fourteen public urinals in the Parish—a very
inadequate number—and no public water-closets, except at the
rear of the Vestry Hall. Section 88, Metropolis Management
Act, enables the Vestries and District Boards to " provide and
maintain urinals, water-closets, and like conveniences, for both
sexes, in situations where they deem such accommodation to be
required;" but your Vestry's efforts to provide this necessary
accommodation have frequently been thwarted by local opposition.
A proposition to erect " chalets " as a commercial speculation
has been long under consideration. Should it ultimately
be carried into effect, the experiment will be watched with
interest. * Accommodation, it may be added, is provided at
about 170 public-houses—not of a very satisfactory sort in many
instances, but better than none at all; and much improved as the
result of recent efforts, the outcome of proceedings directed to be
taken by the Works, Sanitary and General Purposes Committee,
as referred to in the following Section.
PUBLIC HOUSE URINALS.
Complaints had been made of nuisance in the Old
Brompton Road, near what is now the Italian Exhibition,
which I thought might have been removed by the provision of
a public urinal in the said road. The Works, etc., Committee
made an inspection of the locality, but were unable to fix upon
a satisfactory site in the road, and they failed in an effort to
obtain space within the railings of the Brompton Cemetery.
In the course of their investigation, attention was drawn to the
* A chalet in Norfolk Terrace, Westbourne Grove West, is now (July)
approaching completion.