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In August a letter from a tradesman in Brick Lane was read
and referred to the Streets Regulation Committee.
The letter was as follows:—
"I wish to offer my protect in the strongest terms against the
disgraceful obstruction in Brick Lane yesterday morning.
Surely you will not let the middle of the road bo blocked up
with barrows as well as the side, so that wither people nor
carts can pass through. With no Police, no Inspector, no
protection whatever, you will ruin the shops by blocking the
customers out. The Parish Autherities are doing their best
to injure the ratepayers of the Parish by encouraging costers
from other Parishes, "who manage their affairs better than wo
do,' to compete with us, and cause obstruction witheut contributing
one farthing towards the expenses. Moreover, they
leave an extra moss of garbage behind, which we have to pay
to he cleared away. Trusting this letter will have some
influence on these who are responsible for the disgraceful state
of things, I beg to remain,
"Yours, &c.
"P.S.—Are we not erntitled to a little peace on Sundays? Is this
shocking turmoil to go on all day long? If so, I for one will not
stand it. But surely there is a law to stop this dreadful, horrible
hell-upon-earth state of affairs. If you have not the courage to stop
it, well, then, you had better put it in the hands of the Police."
In November, a Report was presented as follows:—
Tho Committee have considered the letter roferred to them on
the 4th of August, and also a copy of a statement addressed to the
County Council by the Superintendent of Victoria Park, as to the
congregating of stalls and barrows at the entrances to the Park on
Sundays and holiday times.
Tho Committee find that since the enforcement of the Sunday
Morning Regulation, No. 13, has been abandoned, the condition
of the streets has become very bad. It has beoomo impossible to
sweep the streets on Sundays as was done, on account of the streets
being occupied by stalls, barrows, carts, and other things, so that,
altheugh the streets are swept early every Sunday morning, the
refuse left by the Sunday traders remains practically until Monday.
Hie amount of refuse left is very largo, and the vegetable