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HOARDING LICENSES.
Special attention has been paid to hoardings. One or two
builders have been negligent in reference to the handrail and platform
that is required, and have either failed to promptly erect it or
have let it get into disrepair.
I shall ask the Vestry to support me in making an example of
a builder by bringing him before the magistrates if the instructions
given are not more promptly attended to.
No. of Licenses granted.
Amount paid.
65.
£141 12s. 9d.
GAS AND WATER COMPANIES.
The table shews the number of openings, and the amounts
paid for repairs of same, from March 25th, 1885, to March, 1886
by the gas and water companies:—
Openings.
£
s.
d.
Chelsea Water works
1548
218
12
6
West Middlesex do.
564
44
9
10
Gas Light & Coke Co
601
85
15
1
Brentford Gas Co.
—
—
Totals
2713
£348
17
5
These figures speak for themselves, and whenever a member
of the Vestry sees a particularly bad piece of road let him inform
the Surveyor, but grumble at the companies.
PLAN OF THE DISTRICT.
The Vestry ought to possess a complete and corrected plan of
the district, shewing all new streets, buildings, sewers, drains, &c.
At present the best plans are the ordnance sheets, 20 years old,
and it would take at least six months' uninterrupted work to
correct these sheets and make fair copies. Once done, it would not
be a difficult matter to keep it correct. The work is of such
importance that a special draughtsman ought to be engaged and
kept at the work until completed.
The plan of the parish of Chelsea has, I believe, just been
completed in this manner.