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19 FEBRUARY, 1890.
(p) No. 7, Walden Street—
To repair the drain thereat, and properly drain the front
area.
(q) No. 146, Skidmore Street—
To abolish part of drain connected to No. 148, and relay
drain with proper fall to No. 144, Skidmore Street.
(4) That your Clerk read a letter of the 31st ult., from the
Local Government Board as follows :
" Local Government Board,
" Whitehall, S.W.
"31st January, 1890.
" Sir,
" I am directed by the President of the Local Govern"ment
Board to enclose a draft Bill which has been
"prepared for the purpose of consolidating the law with
" reference to the Public Health in the Metropolis.
"It will be observed that in the case of provisions
"which are now in force in London, and which, when the
"Public Health Act, 1875, was passed, were amended as
"regards Districts outside the Metropolis, the Clauses as
"amended have been inserted in the Bill. Some altera"tions
have also been made with respect to amounts of
"penalties.
"The President will be obliged by being furnished
"with any observations or suggestions which the Vestry
"may desire to offer on the draft Bill as a Consolidation
"Bill. He is especially desirous of having his attention
"drawn to any provisions in the Bill, with the exception
"of those above referred to, which it may be considered
"do not accurately reproduce the present law.
" The favor of an early reply is desired.
" I am, Sir,
" Your obedient Servant,
(Signed) "HUGH OWEN,
"To " Secretary.
" The Vestry Clerk of the
" Hamlet of Mile End Old Town."
Your Committee resolved to recommend—That the Vestry
agree with and support the principle of the proposed measure
being introduced into Parliament for consolidating the law
with reference to the Public Health of the Metropolis, and
That the question of details of the measure be referred back
to your Committee for consideration and report.
(5) That in order to avoid any question of the powers of the