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Therefore your Memorialists ask, that they may be allowed to send two of their
members to the London County Council, as a deputation in favour of the
course of action recommended to the Council by the Rivers Committee,
and that they may attend at the next meeting of the Committee, having regard
to the urgency of the matter as likely to be before the Council immediately.
The Common Seal of the, etc.
It was moved by Mr. Higgs, seconded by Mr. Moss, and unanimously Resolved—That the
Memorial be approved and adopted, a copy thereof forwarded to each Vestry and District Board
abuttiug upon the river, both above and below Bridge, together with a letter, requesting
them to adopt a similar Memorial under seal, appoint two delegates and request the Rivers
Committee of the Council to receive such delegates as a deputation, at their meeting on Monday,
the 27th September, 1897.
Moved by Mr. Brennan, seconded by Mr. Vezey, and unanimously Resolved—That a copy
of the Memorial be also forwarded to the Association of Master Lightermen and Barge Owners,
together with a letter, informing them of the action taken in the matter, and requesting them to
give the matter their utmost support, and use what influence they may possess to further the
object in view.
Resolved—That the thanks of this Meeting be given to the Chairman for his able conduct
in the chair.
The Conference then adjourned.
The Common Seal of the Vestry was ordered to be affixed to the Memorial.
Subsequent to the meeting before mentioned the remaining Vestries and District
Boards of the Metropolis were invited to co-operate in the matter, seal a similar Memorial,
and appoint two delegates to wait upon the Rivers Committee of the Council.
Mr. F. T. Talbot and Mr. Vezey were appointed as delegates from this Vestry to wait
upon the Rivers Committee.
On 5th October, 1897, Mr. F. T. Talbot reported that Mr. Vezey and himself waited
upon the Rivers Committee of the Council in conjunction with eleven other local authorities,
and were very favourably received.
The matter remained at this stage at the close of the year.