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9 OCTOBER, 1889.
resolved—That the seal of the Vestry be affixed to the Precept
in duplicate.
The seal of the Vestry was affixed thereto accordingly.
(5) repairs at vestry hall.
Moved by Mr. Lacey seconded by Mr. J. D. Kemp and
resolved—That that part of the Report be adopted and it was
resolved accordingly.
V. The Report of Committee No. 2 was brought up and
read by the Clerk as follows :
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
Report of Committee No. 2.
For Highways, Paving, Lighting and Watering.
Wednesday, 9th October 1889.
Your Committee beg to report that they met on Thursday,
the 3rd day of October instant, there being present
Messrs. Loftus, Calton, Ludbrook, Calnan, J. Druitt, Ockelford,
and Schweitzer.
That your Surveyor brought up and read a Report for
which your Committee beg to refer your Board to his Report
Book.
(1) That your Committee resolved to recommend—
That advertisements be issued inviting tenders as follows:
(a) for Smith's work for one year.
(b) for supply of Flints and Hoggin for one year.
(c) „ „ Lime and Cement „
(2) That your Surveyor specially reported to your Committee
on the subject of Electric Lighting, and the matter being of
such importance your Committee directed that such Report
be printed and recommend—That the proceedings of your
Committee be approved.
(3) That your Committee considered the letter of 5th August
last, from the London County Council referred by your Board
as to the Vestry taking over and for the future maintaining
Holy Trinity Churchyard and Carlton Square as open spaces
for the use of the public and recommend—That the London
County Council be informed that such spaces are no doubt
of public use but that the Vestry are of opinion that they
should be maintained at the expense of the County of London.
(4) That your Committee further considered the application
(Case No. 556) of Mr. Robson for permission to erect a Clocktower
and drinking fountain and trough in front of the
People's Palace, and upon inspection your Committee found
that the Tower had been commenced and that the line of the
base of columns had been kept back to the line of the existing
wall as directed by your Surveyor, but that a curved step of
the drinking fountain had been laid with a projection in the