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A copy of the Regulations under the "Metropolis Water Act, 1871,"
submitted by the East London Water Company to the Board of Trade for
approval, was sent by the Board for consideration by the Vestry. The
regulations are intricate, and appear onerous. They have been referred
to a Special Committee for consideration and report.
A great nuisance was occasioned by the assembling in Winchester
Street, on Mondays and Tuesdays, of numbers of disorderly young persons,
under the pretence of holding a fair. There was some difficulty in dealing
with the evil, but it is hoped that the efforts of the police have at last
put an end to it.
Complaints were made of great inconvenience being occasioned by the
works of the Great Eastern Railway Company blocking up an old thoroughfare
called Three Colt Corner, or Three Colt Street. The Vestry communicated
with the Railway Company, who (although they allege they
have only exercised their statutory powers), have shown a desire to obviate
any inconvenience to the public. It has been arranged for the Company
to erect a foot bridge over the line at Three Colt Corner; but the Company
reserve the right to remove the bridge should it be found to interfere with
the working of the railway.
The Vestry Hall Keeper having resigned, the Vestry decided that the
qualification and duties of the Hall Keeper should be those defined in
the Report of the 19th Sept., 1867, but that the salary be £75 per annum.
There were 19 candidates for the office, and, on the 7th March, Mr.
William Page was elected.
The subject of providing a Mortuary has been repeatedly before the
Vestry, and plans for converting the old Watch-house into a Mortuary
have been prepared and approved; but it is feared there would not be
sufficient space without encroaching on the churchyard, and the Rector
contends that the Vestry have no right to convert the Watch-house into
a Mortuary. At present the matter remains in abeyance.
ROBERT VOSS,
Vestry Clerk.