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27th November, 1895, received from the Commissioner an order appointing
the cab rank to be as follows:—
1. A standing for three hackney carriages in the Fulham Road
outside Broadway Buildings, Walham Green, commencing opposite the
centre window of the bank and extending by the kerb in a westerly
direction as far as may be necessary for three hackney carriages to stand
leaving a space of six yards between each carriage, horses' heads eastward.
2. A standing for five hackney carriages in three portions, viz.:—
First portion—One carriage to stand on the west side of refuge
in centre of road at Broadway, Walharn Green, horse's head westward.
Second portion—One carriage by the kerb on the east side of Effie
Road, eight yards from the junction of Effie and Harwood Roads, and
clear of the entrance to Harwood Mansions, horse's head northward.
Third portion—Three carriages by the kerb on the north-east side
of the approach to Eelbrook Common, to commence three yards from
junction of Effie Road, horses' heads westward.
The first portion to be fed exclusively by carriages from the second portion
and the second by carriages from the third portion.
Election of.
Churchwardens.
At the meeting of the Vestry held on the 8th April,
1896, the Vicar of Fulham re-elected Mr. Frank Manby,
of Wensum House, Napier Avenue, as Vicar's Warden,
and the Vestry re-elected Mr. E. G. Easton, of 3, Auriol Road, as the
People's Warden.
Improvement.
Cromwell Road Bridge.
At a meeting of the Works Committee on the 8th
May, 1895, a deputation on behalf of a committee of
ratepayers and owners of property in West Kensington
(headed by Mr. Stuart-Barker as spokesman), attended and asked the
Committee to recommend the Vestry to approach the London County
Council, with a reauest to carry out the Improvement as a
How to be carried out.
Metropolitan Improvement, at the same time promising
they would do all in their power to support such application,
and the Committee, having given the subject their careful consideration,
resolved to recommend the Vestry accordingly. The recommendation of
Deputation to London
County Council.
the works Committee having been adopted by the Vestry,
Messrs. Green, Harrison, Woods, Beal, Sayer, Terry,
Parker, Baker and C. J. Williams and Rev. C. Spooner
were appointed the deputation to wait upon the London County Council.
The deputation waited on the Council on the 3rd July, 1895, and argued in
support of the Council carrying out this work as a Metropolitan Improvement;
and at the Vestry meeting held on the same evening the Clerk was
instructed to write the London County Council informing them that the
scheme at present suggested would not interfere with Mr. Whiteley's
buildings, as shown by the plan deposited by Mr. Stuart-Barker, which letter
was written, but up to the end of the year no reply had been received from
the County Council.