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DRINKING THOUGH.
On the 15th October, 1890, the offer of the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain
Association to place a drinking trough in the Fulham Road, at the junction of
Moore Park Road, was accepted by the Vestry, and a handsome granite trough
has been fixed accordingly.
MAIN ROADS.
Application was made on the 25th April, 1889, to the London County Council
to take over some miles of roads in the Parish, all of which appeared to be
main roads, under the provisions of the Act quoted hereafter in the letter of
the London County Council.
To this application the London County Council replied as follows, on the 21st
May, 1890
London County Council,
Spring Gardens, S.W.
21st May, 1890.
Sir,—Referring to your letter of the 4th of April, 1889, and the
letter from the Surveyor of the Vestry of the 25th of the same
month, asking on behalf of the Vestry of Fulham, that certain
thoroughfares in the Parish, specified in the report of the Vestry Surveyor
forwarded with his letter, may be declared by the Council to be
main roads under the provisions of the Local Government Act, 1888, sections
11 and 41 (4), and the Highways and Locomotives Act, 1878, I have
to inform you that the Council, having considered the application of the
Vestry, is of opinion that there is not probable cause for such application,
aud declines to accede to it.
I have to ask that you will be good enough to lay this letter before the
Vestry of Fulham.
I am, sir,
Your obedient servant,
H. DE LA HOOKE,
The Clerk of the Vestry of Fulham. Clerk to the Council.
There can be no doubt that such a road as the Fulham Road is a main road
under the definitions given in the Acts; but the Council have probably felt that
the duty of maintaining such roads would be too onerous; and, further, that
the carrying out of the Act would lead to endless questions as to whether roads
were main roads or not. For instance, the application of this Vestry alone embraced
9 miles 2 furlongs and 182 yards of roads.
I believe the County Council have decided to apply for the repeal of that
part of the Act which refers to those main roads, "other than disturnpiked
roads" within the Metropolitan area.
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT.
Many important Acts of Parliament were passed in 1890.
Metropolis Management Amendment Act, 1890.
I reported on this Act in October, 1890, as follows:—
By sec. 3 of the above-mentioned Act, the Vestry have power to repair
any carriageway which has been used for public traffic for more than six