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It is also found that the offenders against the regulations are not influenced much
by being fined.
In every case repeated warnings have been given, and it appears to the Committee
that if the regulations are to bo carried out, tho only efficient mode of proceeding
against persons who refuse to comply is to serve them with a three days' notice,
that if they do not comply, their goods will bo impounded, and that such notices
should be acted upon. Giving repeated notices without enforcing compliance
merely weakens the power of the Vestry, and leads to a belief that there is no
serious intention of requiring compliance with tho regulations.
At the end of October the Committee had prepared notices with counterfoils to
be served on persons refusing to comply. Tho notices intimate to the offenders
that if they refuse to comply, the barrows or goods will be seized. These notices
were issued on the 4th November. On tho 5th one was served on T. Hooker, of
419, Bethnal Green Road, and T. Gibson, 17, Mape Street. These persons had
been fined and repeatedly warned in vain, but on finding that their goods would be
seized, they readily complied.
Though there have been and still are many difficulties in enforcing the regulations
of the Vestry, as it is desired not to do so with undue pressure, your Committee
expect by continued effort to secure tho benefit to the parish which will ensue
from the regulations being carried out.
The Street Inspector reports that 23 summonses have been issued for penalties,
with the following result:—
20—First conviction, with fines varying from 1s. to 10s.
2—Second conviction, fines, 10s. and 20s.
1—Summons still pending.
BISHOP'S ROAD.
The Vestry have arranged for the purchase, at £105, of the
forecourts of the houses 1 to 19 inclusive (odd numbers).
The subject of widening the west end of the road has been
considered; but the amount (£2800) required by the owners for
the land wanted for the improvement was so large that the Yestry
felt compelled to abandon the negotiation.
EOAD ACROSS VICTORIA PARK.
The road across the first Park, from the principal entrance in
Approach road to the road between tho two Parks, had always been
closed at night. The Metropolitan Board of Works, in whom the
Park is now vested, have acceded to a request by the Vestry that
the road should be open at night as well as in the daytime.