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free access from side to side than a wide river ; and, in every Railway Bill,
Local Authorities should insist on power being given them to bridge over
the line "whenever, and wherever" it may appear desirable to the authority
to do so.
LAMMAS LANDS.
In consequence of carrying out the instructions the Vestry gave me,
on the 1st of December, 1890, and taking six horses over the lands called
Town Meadows, adjoining the river, and claimed as Lammas lands in this
Parish, actions have been commenced by the owners of these lands against
the Vestry for trespass. These actions have, I believe, been consolidated,
so that only one case will really be tried, but up to the period embraced
by this Report, March, 1892, nothing very definite, with respect to them
has occurred.
ELECTRIC LIGHT.
An application was made for a provisional order by the Putney and
Hammersmith Electric Power Supply Company, Limited, to supply the
Electric Light in this district, but, on the Vestry declaring their intention
to oppose, the Company abandoned their application.
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EXCAVATIONS ON THE SITE OF PROPOSED ROADWAYS.
Regulations of a striugeut character have been framed by the Vestry,
under Sec. 6, 53 and 54 Vict., chap. 66, of the Metropolis Management
Amendment Act, 1890, controlling excavations for the purpose of removing
sand and ballast from the site of proposed new streets. The result of the
regulations has been to practically stop the practice.
LONDON BUILDING LAW (CONSOLIDATION) BILL.
A Bill with the above title was forwarded to this Vestry by the President
of the Local Government Board, in August, 1891, and the following is my
report concerning it:—
16th September, 1891.
To the Chairman and Members of the Works Committee.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen.
Be London Buildings Consolidation Bill.
The object of this Bill is to consolidate the Metropolitan Building
Acts, and for that purpose it is proposed to repeal a number of sections
of the 7th and 8th Vic., cap. 84, 18 and 19 Vic., cap. 122, 23 and 24
Vic., cap. 52, 24 and 25 Vic., cap. 87, 32 and 33 Vic., cap. 82, 41 and
42 Vic., cap. 32, 45 and 46 Vic., cap. 14, 53 and 54 Vic., cap. 143.
Part I. relates to the regulations and supervision of buildings.
The clauses generally, do not call for any special comment, they
being nearly the same as those repealed.
Clause 14 provides that arches under public ways shall be a certain
thickness and to the satisfaction of the District Surveyor.
It appears to me that it might also require that before such arch is
constructed, plans are to be submitted to and approved by the Local