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was not given to the Vestry by the applicants on or before the
1st July, 1889, in accordance with the provisions of the Electric
Lighting Act, 1882, section 4, sub-section I; and, further, that
the necessary notice and advertisements relative to the proposed
application did not shew that the Parish of St. Mary, Battersea,
was intended to be included within such application.
Owing to the opposition of the Vestry, the scheme was
subsequently abandoned.
Chalet Accommo-dation.
On the 21st May a letter was received from the
Council stating that they were of opinion that
it was most desirable that the Vestries and District Boards of
the Metropolis should provide sufficient accommodation for men
and women in their districts by the provision of Chalets, or by
constructing places giving such accommodation below the level
of the ground, in the manner which had proved so successful in
the City and elsewhere, and expressing a hope that the Vestry
would do something towards making such provision in this
Parish. The Vestry informed the Council that they were fully
impressed with the necessity for such conveniences, and that
they were prepared to at once provide such accommodation by
the construction of water closets and urinals below the surface
of the triangular piece of vacant land at the junction of St.
John's Road and Lavender Hill upon receiving the sanction of
the Council thereto. The steps which had been taken by the
Vestry during the previous year with a view to the provision of
a Chalet on this site are fully set forth in the last annual report.
The Council have not yet announced their pleasure in the
matter.
Advertise-ments affixed to hoardings. The Advertising Stations (Rating) Act, 1889,
affixed to came into operation on the 29th September. This
Act gives the Vestry power to include in licenses granted for
the erection of temporary hoardings, &c., conditions prohibiting
the affixing of any advertisement, or sanctioning the affixing of
advertisements thereto upon payment of such sum and on such
conditions as the Vestry may determine, and on the 30th
December it was decided upon the recommendation of the