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East London Tramway Company, which had been sent, was submitted
and read.
The Committee of the Whole Yestry roported:
"They had proceeded on the reference made to them, and considered whether or
not it was desirable that tramways should be laid down in Bethnal Green road.
"That they had been attended by the solicitor and engineer of the North Metropolitan
Tramways Company and of the proposed East London Tramway Company,
and were of opinion that it was desirable to have lines of tramways laid down in
Bethnal Green road; that the scheme of the North Metropolitan Tramways Company
was preferable to that of the proposed East London Tramway Company, but recommended
that the consent of the Yestry should not be given to the North Metropolitan
Tramways Company until satisfactory terms had been arranged with that company."
The report was received and adopted.
Terms were subsequently arranged between the North Metropolitan
Tramways Company and the Yestry, and an agreement was executed
on which the requisite consent by the Yestry was given, and the Bill
proceeded, but part of it—including the part relating to this parish—
was not passed by the House of Commons.
YARD AND PREMISES IN DIGBY STREET.
The purchase was completed in April, 1882. Part of the
property was let to Mr. E. J. Ward at a weekly rental, clear of
outgoings, of £2, with a proviso for determining the tenancy by a
four weeks' notice on either side. In October the Yestry decided to
have possession of the whole of the premises. A notice to quit was
given accordingly, and the Yestry now have the entire property
in hand.
The wall dividing the two yards and some of the old buildings have
been pulled down, the old timber sold, and the bricks cleaned and
stacked. It is in contemplation to make the yard the sole depot of
material belonging to the Yestry, and to make other arrangements
respecting the yard, but the plans are not at present matured.
SURVEYOR'S DEPARTMENT.
Mr. J. A. Tharp, the assistant Surveyor, gave notice in July of his
intention to resign his office at Christmas.
It was decided to elect in Mr. Tharp's place a clerk—not an
assistant surveyor—at a salary of £100, increasing by yearly sums of
£10 up to £150. Mr. George William Thompson, of Camberwell, was