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of the Metropolis and the adjoining Districts, under the
control of a public authority, and to make further provisions
for such supply. " Also further letter stating that
the Bill had been introduced into the House of Commons,
and read a first time, and asking the hearty support of the
Vestries in the form of a Petition in favour, urgent
requests to the local Members of Parliament to support, and
in such other manner as may suggest itself to the Vestry.
The Vestry determined to present a petition in favour of
the Bill, and ask the Members for the Borough to support
the same.
On the 11th March, Mr. Goddard Clarke reported that
the Bill had passed a second reading and been referred to
the select Committee to be appointed by Parliament to
consider and report upon all the Bills before Parliament
relating to the Water Supply of London. The Vestry
ultimately on the 13th of May decided to negative the
following motion moved by Mr. Goddard Clarke :
"That the Vestry approves of the principle of the
Metropolis Water Supply Bill, and sees no reason why the
same should not (subject to some amendments in point of
detail), become law this session. This Vestry is also
of opinion that as the Bill referred to provides alternative
Schemes for a new Water Trust, or for the
London County Council to be the constituted Authority,
it should be left to Parliament to decide as to which
Authority should be the one to carry the Act into
execution, and further, in view of the observations of
Mr. W. H. Smith, Leader of the House of Commons, on
the second reading of the Bill, and the remark of the