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Mile End 1891

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]

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2 MARCH, 1892.
Moved by Mr. Catmur seconded by Mr. R. Kemp and
resolved—That the further consideration of the matter be adjourned
for three months.
V. The Report of Committee No. 2 was brought up 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, 2nd March, 1892.
Your Committee beg to report that they met on Thursday,
the 25th day of February ult., there being present Messrs.
Hirst, Calton, Ockelford, Nicholls, and Wood.
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 have considered the reference of your
Board as to the lighting of private lamps on the southern side
of Mile End Road, east of Burdett Road, and resolved to
recommend—That all persons having private Lamps on footpaths
in the Hamlet be called upon to keep such lamps alight
at night until ten o'clock, and that they be informed that in
case of default the Vestry will order the removal of such
lamps.
(2) That your Committee having received complaints of the
dripping of water from the Railway Arch, Globe Road,
resolved to recommend—That the Great Eastern Railway
Company be called upon to prevent the dripping of Water
from the arch carrying the Railway over Globe Road, and that
in case of default in so doing proceedings be taken against them.
Signed
w. ockelford.
j. loftus.
E. Nicholls.
Moved by Mr. Nicholls seconded by Mr. Loftus and resolved
—That the Report be received.
Moved by Mr. A. Lloyd seconded by Mr. Loftus and
resolved—That paragraph No. 2 of the Report be adopted, and
it was resolved accordingly.
Re lamps.
Mr. Richardson asked if this Resolution would embrace all
private lamps.
The Surveyor stated that the Resolution would apply to
all lamps for the erection of which the Vestry had given
permission.