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3 AUGUST, 1892.
141
The amendment was submitted to a show of hands and
declared by the Chairman to be lost.
The original motion was then submitted to a show of hands
and declared by the Chairman to be carried.
The accounts of
Messrs. Botterill for £ 12 6 0
„ Wilde & Venables „ 3 3 0
The London County Council „ 14 9 6
„ School Board for London „ 4080 15 1
were then separately considered, and cheques ordered to be
drawn and paid.
CHEQUE FOR MR. BAXTER'S SALARY.
Moved by Mr. Hirst and seconded by Mr. Upton—That
that part of the Report be adopted.
Moved by Mr. Catmur and seconded by Mr. Booth as an
amendment—That a Special Committee be appointed to
enquire into the conduct and behaviour of Mr. A. Baxter at
the Committee meeting in the discharge of his duties as
Superintendent of Labour, and to report thereon to the Vestry;
and that the Committee do consist of the following members
of the Vestry: Messrs. Cushen, Peacock, Richardson, Hirst,
J. J. Musto, Birks, T.J. Smith, Coker, Brown, Booth, Steadman,
and the members of the Dusting and Cleansing Committee.
The amendment was submitted to a show of hands and
there were
In favour 8 votes
Against it 15 „
The amendment was declared by the Chairman to be lost.
Moved by Mr. Brown seconded by Mr. Browning as a
further amendment—That the cheque be paid, but that it be
accompanied by a letter from the Clerk on behalf of the
Vestry cautioning Mr. Baxter against conduct in the future
such as it was alleged he had taken at a recent meeting of the
Dusting and Cleansing Committee.
The amendment was put to a show of hands and declared
by the Chairman to be carried, and then submitted as an
original motion and declared by the Chairman to be carried.
The cheques for Messrs. Twaits and Lyon (Sanitary
Inspectors) for salaries were then considered and ordered to
be drawn and paid.
THREE CHEQUES FOR £600 EACH FOR SURVEYOR.
Moved by Mr. Richardson seconded by Mr. Brown and
resolved—That the cheques be drawn,