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the Committee held on the 27th July, 1887, the architect attended and
produced the plans, which having been fully considered, it was resolved
that the plans as now presented by the Architect be sent up to the
Vestry for approval and sealing, and the plans were accordingly submitted
to the Vestry on the said 27th July, 1887, and approved, and
the same were sealed with the seal of the Vestry. At a Meeting of
the Committee held on the 8th December, 1887, the Clerk read a letter
from the Metropolitan Board of Works stating it was contrary to the
practice of the Board to return plans which had been submitted for
approval, and also produced the Order from the Local Government
Board as to the Transfer of the Site of Elton Villa, when the matter
was referred to the Solicitor, and the Clerk directed to write the
Guardians with reference to the terms under which they would transfer
the land, should he be so advised by the Solicitor. At the same
Meeting the Clerk produced a Petition from the Inhabitants in the
neighbourhood of Elton Villa [Site as to the advisability of having the
hoarding set back, to which he was directed to reply that the same
should have consideration ; and a letter was read from Mr. Seaman
requesting permission to have three of his plans in order that he might
be able to have same lithograped with others he had got, when it was
resolved to recommend the Vestry to allow Mr. Seaman to have the
three plans on condition of his depositing a sum of £5 5s., to be
returned to him on his returning the plans. It was also resolved to
recommend the Vestry to increase the Committee by the addition of the
Churchwardens and Overseers for the time being ; which recommendations
were carried at the Meeting of the Vestry held on the 14th day of
December, 1887. At a Meeting of the Committee held on the 19th
January, 1888, the Solicitor reported that the Draft Deed had been
sent to the Guardians for approval, but as they would have no meeting
for another fortnight, and, therefore, could not approve same until that
date, he suggested that, in the meantime, the Churchwardens and Overseers
should meet and approve same. The Committee proceeded to
consider the amount of consideration money to be paid to the Guardians,
when it was resolved to recommend the Vestry to offer the Guardians
the sum of £2,869 for the Transfer of the Site of Elton Villa, the
Vestry to pay the Solicitor's costs. It was also resolved that the
Solicitor to the Vestry negotiate with the Solicitor to the Guardians
that the Guardians' costs shall not exceed twenty guineas, and that,
subject to the business being ready, the Vestry be recommended to draw
cheques for the above amounts. At the Meeting of the Vestry held on
the 25th January, 1888, the above recommendations were adopted. At