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Representative
at
Metropolitan
Board
of Works.
Mr. Moore's term of office as Representative of the Vestry at
the Metropolitan Board of Works having expired by effluxion of
time, and he having found that the time required to discharge the
duties efficiently caused him great inconvenience, he did not seek
re-election, and Mr. Robert Jones having, since his resignation,
made other arrangements whereby his time was more at his own
disposal, he was again elected as the Representative of the Vestry
at the Metropolitan Board of Works.
Parliamentary
Work.
During the year the Parliamentary Committee considered many
Bills brought before Parliament, and also other subjects upon
which Parliamentary action is likely to be taken. The following
are the most important of the matters considered and the
resolutions taken with regard to them : —
No
Subject Matter.
Resolution with Regard
Thereto.
1
Water Supply of the Metropolis
Wait until Bill introduced.
2
Great Eastern Railway (General Powers'
Bill
Petition against.
3
Artizans and Laborers' Dwellings, Ac.,
Act, 1875, Amendment
Memorial to Home Secretary.
4
Inhabited House Duty Bill
Petition in favour.
5
Municipality of London Bill
Petition against.
6
Road Floods Prevention Bill
No opposition.
J
7
Sea Water (London) ,,
8
East London Water Co. ,,
9
Metropolitan and Metropolitan District)
Railway Bill
10
11
Metropolis Bridges and Ferry Bill
Metropolitan Board of Works (Various)
Powers' Bill
Great
Eastern
Railway
Bill.
With regard to the Bill No. 2, the Vestry opposed two of its
proposed provisions, viz.: [1] That which empowered the Company
to continue the line at Loughton through the Forest.
[2] That which enabled them to widen the existing line in the
Hamlet without providing for the alteration of the Bridge at
Morpeth Street. The Company, in the face of the opposition
which was exhibited to provision No. 1, withdrew it altogether;
and with regard to provision No. 2, they agreed to adopt the
principle which had been approved by the Committee of the
House of Commons in the case of the Grove Road Bridge, that
is to say—
"That upon the Vestry contributing toward the extra cost
"of the alteration, not exceeding in any event £1000, the
" Company should make the alterations in the way desired by
"the Vestry."