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29 OCTOBER, 1890.
(6) That your Clerk at a former meeting read a Memorial as
follows:
"September 8th, 1890.
"To the Members of
" Mile End Old Town Vestry.
"Bancroft Road, E.
"We, the undersigned householders residing in
"Bedford Square, East, and its vicinity, have grave cause
"for complaint as to the way in which the neighbourhood
"is managed by the police, especially from five o'clock in
"the evening until after midnight, the streets and Bedford
"Square in particular being infested with prostitutes and
"bad characters, whose language and behaviour render
"the place almost unfit for respectable people, especially
"those with families, to dwell there.
"Application has been made to the Thames Police
"Court with respect to the matter, and they have referred
"us to you as the proper parties to see to this. We
"would therefore urge upon you the necessity of giving
"the same your immediate and special attention.
"Further particulars, if necessary, can be had from any
"of the undersigned, especially the first five.
(Signed) "THOMAS EASTMAN, 24, Bedford Square,"
and 37 others.
And your Committee resolved to recommend—That a copy of
the Memorial be forwarded to the Commissioners of Police
with an intimation that the Vestry endorse the views of the
memorialists.
(7) That your Committee considered an application from
Mr. S. Newton for permission to erect a shutter box at No. 17,
Rhodes well Road, and resolved to recommend—That it be
acceded to upon condition that no part thereof be placed on
the footway, and that the work be done to the satisfaction of
your Surveyor.
(8) That your Clerk read a letter of 30th ult. from the Vestry
of St. Mary, Newington, enclosing copy of Resolution of that
Vestry, as follows:
"That this Vestry is of opinion that in the interests of
"the comfort and health of the public, Railway Bridges
"should be rendered noiseless, and that a copy of this
"resolution be sent to the County Council and the
"Vestries of London, with a view of a conference on the
"subject."
And your Committee resolved to recommend—That Messrs.
J. T. Calton and J. Brown be appointed to attend such conference
on behalf ol this Vestry.