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as required by the Vestry. That the proposed situation
of some of the fire alarms lias been slightly varied, and
enclosing a copy of a plan furnished by the Pest Office
showing the positions in which the posts will be placed
and the routes by which the Avires will be carried. Asking
the Vestry to reconsider its decision of the 13th of April
last, and to consent to overhead wires being; used along
certain sections of the routes.
Your Committee resolved:—That the Council be
informed that the Vestry sees no reason to alter its decision
requiring the wires to be laid underground.
This was approved by the Vestry, 8th February, 1893.
Railway Stations
Inquiry.
The consideration of the resolutions passed
by the Vestry of Clerkenwell and the Holborn
District Board of Works, stating that petitions had been
forwarded to the Board of Trade, asking them to institute a
thorough inquiry into the means of ingress or egress at all
Metropolitan and Suburban Railway Stations, with a view,
if possible, of preventing similar melancholy accidents
occuring to that which took place on Easter Monday at
Hampstead Heath Station occupied the attention of your
Committee.
And it was resolved : That a letter be sent to the Board
of Trade, asking that it would be pleased to grant such
inquiry.
This was approved by the Vestry, 2Gth May, 1892.
College Road
&c , French
Asphalte
Company.
The Societe Francaise des Asphaltes made
application to your Committee for the return of
the amount retained by the Vestry when the Company
entered into a contract with the Vestry, dated 17th June,