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1864.
Feb. 17th.—Protest sent to Middlesex and Essex Turnpike Trust
against proposal to discontinue lighting the Mile End
Road.
General,
continued.
Mar. 28th.—Middlesex and Essex Road Trust agree to continue to
light Mile End Road.
June 22nd.— Memorial to Metropolitan Board of Works in favor
of a new west entrance to the Commercial Road.
Aug. 3rd.— Inspector of Nuisances suspended for three months
for dereliction of duty.
Nov. 30.—£30 allowed to the three Acting Inspectors.
1865.
Mar. 22nd.—Clerk instructed to take proceedings to get a decision
as to the terms upon which the Water Company are
bound to supply water for watering roads.
Clerk reported that in suit against Water Company magistrate
declined to make any order except evidence
were given shewing the expense incurred by the Company
in supplying water.
Sept. 20th.—Resolved to call a meeting of the inhabitants as to
abolition of Turnpike Trust.
Charge for gas to public lamps reduced to £4 6s. 3d. each.
Oct. 4th.—Report that meeting of ratepayers held and was in
favor of abolition of Turnpike Trust.
Memorial to Metropolitan Board of Works to stop encroachments
at Trafalgar Square, White Horse Lane.
Nov. 1.—Inspector of Nuisances again suspended for misconduct.
Nov. 15.—500 Name Plates for streets ordered.
1866.
Jan. 31st.—Liberty given to place pillar-box in Burdett Road.
March 21st.—Use of Committee Roomgranted to Metropolitan
Board of Works in connection with their proceedings
under Cattle Diseases Prevention Act, 1866.
August 15th.—Notice given by Middlesex and Essex Trust, that
after 31st October, the lamp standards, &c. belonging
to Trustees would be handed over to Vestry, who would
have to arrange for the lighting after that date.
Vestry determined to support principle of constant water
supply to every house.
Dec. 19th.—Use of Vestry Hall granted to Meeting to consider as
the Equalization of the Poor Rates.
1867.
Jan. 9th.—All the lamps in the Mile End Road ordered to be rearranged.