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21 DECEMBER, 1892.
Moved by Mr. R. Kemp and seconded by Mr. Brown—That
the Report be adopted.
Moved by Mr. Catmur seconded by Mr. Browning as an
amendment—That all the words after the word "That" be
omitted and that the following be inserted in lieu thereof: "a
"letter be sent to the London County Council stating that
"this Vestry has given much consideration to the question of
"the obstructive buildings in Lewin's Buildings, and to the
"advisability of treating those houses and the surrounding
"buildings as a small unhealthy area under the Housing of
"the Working Classes Act, 1891, and thereupon beg to submit
"to the Council, that they feel that they would not be
"justified at this time, in view of the heavy rating and the
"great increase of poverty in the district, in adding to the
"burden of the ratepayers in order to clear that area; and
"that if the obstructive buildings in question tend to make
"certain houses unfit for human habitation, the duty of
"remedying that tendency and of making them sufficiently
"fit should fall upon the owner of those houses at his own
"cost: the Vestry, therefore, most respectfully would offer
"its strongest protest against being compelled to devote large
"amounts of public money in order to save landlords the
"slight, natural and proper loss they may now suffer as a
"direct consequence of their former greed and overcrowding
"of the land."
The amendment was submitted to a show of hands and
there were
In favour 12 votes
Against 3 „
The Chairman declared the amendment carried, and then
submitted it as a substantive motion and declared it carried
and it was resolved accordingly.
Moved by Mr. Birks seconded by Mr. Browning and resolved
—That the four representatives of Stepney and Mile End on
the Council be asked to support the Resolution of the Vestry
on the matter of Lewin's Buildings.
X. Moved by Mr. Birks seconded by Mr. Upton and resolved
—That the Vestry at its rising do adjourn until this day
four weeks at Seven p.m.
XI. NOTICE OF MOTION.
By Mr. Steadman.
That the Resolution of the Vestry of the 23rd May, 1888,
allowing the Relieving Officers 4/- per case for the
removal of non-pauper cases of Infectious Disease to
Hospital, be rescinded.