View report page

25
On the 21st January, 1891, the tender of Mr. Marks, of 262, North End
Road, for the carrying out of the fittings and furnishing of the Overseers',
Accountant's, and New Streets Surveyor's offices, in accordance with the plans
and specification prepared by the Architect, for the sum of £179, was accepted,
and at the same meeting of the Yestry a flat table, 12 ft. long by 1 ft. 9 in.
wide, with seats for six, and a shelf in front for books, was ordered to be provided
for representatives of the Press in the Yestry Room, and uniforms for the
Hall and Assistant Hallkeeper were decided upon.
The Town Hall Committee having had under consideration the question of a
covered way, gates, and lamps, to be fixed at the entrance to the Town Hall,
invited tenders for the carrying out of the work, and on the 10th December,
1890, the Yestry, on their recommendation, accepted the tender of the St.
Pancras Ironworks Company, to provide and fix a covered way, gates, lamps, &c.,
for the Town Hall entrance, in accordance with the plan prepared by the
Architect, for the sum of £159.
St. Paul's Schools.
On the 26th November, 1890, the following resolution was moved by Dr.
Cooney, seconded by Mr. Haines, and carried:—
That in furtherance of this Vestry's resolution of 7th September, 1887,
the London County Council be memorialised to consider the advisability of
taking the necessary steps to obtain a new scheme for the future
management of St. Paul's School, after the plan of the scheme recently
adopted for Christ's Hospital, so as to permit of popular representation
on the governing body according to the strongest recommendation of the
Endowed Schools Commissioners to the House of Commons, and afford
opportunity for the children of all classes to obtain places by competition
on the foundation of that School; also be requested to receive a deputation
in support of the memorial; that it be referred to a Special
Committee of ten members to draw up the memorial, such Committee to
afterwards form the deputation; also, that the Fulham representatives
of the Council be requested to introduce the deputation and to further
the objects of the Yestry.
The following members were then appointed as the Special Committee:—
Messrs. Spraggs, Cranfield, Goodacre, Easton, Smyth, Littleboy, Short, Lowndes,
and Cornwall and Dr. Cooney, and on the 10th December, 1890, the SubCommittee
presented to the Yestry a draft petition, which was approved, and
copies sealed and ordered to be forwarded to the London County Council and
London School Board; also 200 copies of the petition were ordered to be
printed, 140 for members of the London County Council, and 60 for members
of the School Board for London.
On the 16th December, 1890, a petition presented by Mr. Beal from the
Yestry of Fulham, urging an enquiry into the management of St. Paul's
Schools, Fulham and Hammersmith, was referred by the London County
Council to the Corporate Property Charity and Endowments Committee.
Dr. Cooney, on the 11th February, 1891, reported to the Yestry that the deputation,
consisting of Messrs. Cranfield, Littleboy, Short, and himself, attended
before the Corporate Property Charity and Endowments Committee of the
London County Council on Tuesday, 27th January, 1891, re the enquiry into
the St. Paul's School, and the Committee, after a patient hearing, requested
further printed copies of the petition.