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On the 15th of December, a deputation waited on the Vestry:
six members of the deputation were received, who presented a
written statement, as follows:—
To the Vestry of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green.
At a meeting of ratepayers and inhabitants of Bethnal Green, the
following resolutions were submitted and carried unanimously, and
ordered to bo sent to the Vestry intact, and then to each body affected.
That the present condition of provision by the Local Government
Authorities for distress amongst Bethnal Greeners, owing to the want
of work, is very unsatisfactory and inadequate.
This meeting, therefore, respectfully suggests the following means
to meet the special needs:—
Firstly.—That a larger number of men may be found work
upon the roads, and the work shall be more fairly distributed so
that all may have a fair chance.
Secondly.—That the £11,000 that it is proposed by the Vestry
to spend upon the roads shall be spent, as far as it is possible,
witheut the intervention of a contractor, and that the work shall
be at once commenced.
Thirdly.—That the needful work in connection with the Workhouse
and Infirmary, in the shape of cleansing, painting, and
whitewashing, shall bo done at once, and that the Guardians bo
requested to take such means as shall employ direct these in need
of work in the Parish.
Fourthly.—That the London County Council be requested to
complete the arrangements now pending in reference to the laying
out of the Poor's Land and the Victoria Park Cemetery, also to
proceed as speedily as possible with the clearance of the Boundary
Street area, so that needful work may be provided for these out
of employment.