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In favour of a free library 3,788
Against 1,324
Rejected and spoilt papers on account
of informality 2,641
Not received back 1,998
9,751
I beg to submit that the next step will be to elect the Library
Commissioners, which must not be less than 3 nor more than 9,
see 18 and 19 Vic., c. 70, sec. 8.
I have not yet been able to ascertain the total amount of
expenses connected with the ballot, but I think that they will not
exceed £60.
I cannot close my report without tendering my thanks to Mr.
Marsh, the Clerk to the Guardians, for having lent me his official
poll books of the last election of Guardians and the ballot boxes;
to Mr. Denselow, the Assistant Clerk to the Vestry, for his assistance
in the matter; and to the police authorities for the excellent
manner in which they delivered and collected the ballot papers.
(Signed) CHAS. J. FOAKES,
Vestry Clerk,
Acting as Returning Officer.
On the 22nd December, 1886, the Vestry received nominations
of persons to serve as Commissioners, and on the 19th of
January, 1887, the following gentlemen were declared duly elected
as such, viz.:—Mr. H. Cunynghame, Rev. F. H. Fisher, M.A., Mr.
T. Goodacre, Mr. T. Hamer, Mr. S. Bewsher, Mr. E. G. Easton, Dr.
J. E. Cooney, Mr. W. H. Harris, and Mr. A. Glen. At the Vestry
meeting held on 23rd March, 1887, it was resolved, "That the
sanction of the Vestry be given to the raising of an amount represented
by a rate of one penny in the pound for the ensuing year,
and also to a loan not to exceed the sum of £6,000, to be secured
upon the above-mentioned rate."
division of parish into wards, re election of
guardians.
At the meeting of the Vestry held on the 2nd of February,.
1887, it was resolved that a petition be addressed to the Local
Government Board, asking that the Parish of Fulham be set out