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and enclosing a double fee of 5s., when the Board will direct their
Inspectors of Nuisances to take the necessary steps for obtaining
an analysis without further reference or expense to the resident;
and if the article is found to be adulterated further steps will be
taken by the Board. Such communications will also be received
in strict confidence. No notice can be taken of anonymous communications,
although the fee may be enclosed."
PARLIAMENTARY SCHEMES.
In November the Board received notice of the following
Schemes proposed to be introduced into Parliament, viz.:—
The Peckham and East Dulwich Tramways.
The South-Eastern Metropolitan (Lewisham, Greenwich,
and District) Tramways.
The South-Eastern Metropolitan Tramways.
The East of London, Crystal Palace, and South-Eastern
Junction Railway.
The London, Chatham, and Dover Railway—Shortlands
and Nunhead.
Of these Schemes one only, viz., the South-Eastern Metropolitan
(Lewisham, Greenwich, and District) Tramways
passed the Committee of the House of Commons and received
the Royal Assent. The Board again, after very long and
mature consideration, came to the conclusion that, provided
the ratepayers were protected from any increased expense
and the promoters were willing to keep the roads, over which
their lines were laid, in repair, there was no necessity to
oppose the Bill. Accordingly after the Promoters had agreed
to the Board's terms, the Board assisted the Bill in passing.
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
There was considerable discussion throughout the year
as to the projected Scheme for the Reform of the Municipal
Government of London, but to the date of this Report, 25th
March, the Government Bill had not been introduced into
Parliament.
REPRESENTATION AT METROPOLITAN BOARD.
On the 26th September, 1883, the Board requested the
Works and General Purposes Committee to prepare a Memorial
to be laid before the Metropolitan Board of Works, setting