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might be entered on the minutes. On the 6th August, 1890, the Lammas
Rights Committee recommended the Vestry—
That, having received a letter from the London County Council,
enquiring if the Vestry had asked the adjoining parishes to contribute
towards the expenses of trying the Lammas Rights question, the Vestries
of Kensington, Chelsea, and Hammersmith be written to, and asked to
contribute the sum of £500 each towards the cost.
At the meeting of the Vestry held on the 17th September, 1890, the question
of taking action in the matter of the connection of the drainage of Messrs.
Lowenfeld's brewery with the Vestry's sewer in Town Mead Road, was referred
to the Law and Parliamentary Committee to take the necessary action to maintain
the Vestry's rights; and at the same meeting the Clerk read letters (1)
from the Hammersmith Vestry, declining to take any action with reference to
subscribing towards the cost of an action, and (2) from the Chelsea Vestry, that
they had no power to subscribe as requested. The Clerk was, on the 1st October,
1891, instructed to write to London County Council, as follows:—
1. Informing them of the decisions of the Hammersmith and Chelsea
Vestries, with reference to contributing towards the cost of maintaining
the rights over the Lammas Lands.
2. Asking them if they have yet considered the offer of this Vestry to
contribute £1000 towards the cost of an action, on condition that they take
the whole matter up, and whether they will inform the Vestry what they
intend doing.
3. Informing them that the Vestry have decided to take 6 horses to
graze on the Lammas Lands, to assert the Lammas Rights.
4. Pointing out that, owing to the enclosures which are being made on
the Lammas Lands, immediate action is necessary.
The following report of the Lammas Rights and Open Spaces Committee
was adopted by the Vestry on the 29th October, 1890:—
That, having received a letter from the Kensington Vestry, stating
that although they fully sympathise with the movement to secure the
Lammas Lands as an open space, they do not consider the interests of
the Parish of Kensington sufficiently involved to justify them in making
any contribution towards the cost of an action, it be reported to the
London County Council.
That the Clerk write to the London County Council again, asking
them if they will kindly inform the Vestry what steps they intend to take
with reference to the Lammas Rights in this Parish, and further inform
them that this Vestry considers the time has now arrived when some
immediate action should be taken, and trusts they will enter into an action
with those at present occupying the Lands.
On the 26th November, 1890, the Vestry instructed the Surveyor to carry
out the resolution of the Vestry of the 17th September, 1890, as to the Vestry's
hoises grazing on the Lammas Lands, as soon as convenient, before the
next meeting of the Lammas Rights, &c., Committee; and at the same meeting
appointed a deputation to wait on the Board of Works for the Hackney District
to ask them for information respecting a certain action they brought in the
Court or Appeal, in which Sir Charles Bussell was retained as counsel, with
success to the Board. On the 10th December, 1890, the Surveyor reported that
he (in company wrth Mr. Jones, Superintendent of Boads, and Mr. March,