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WILLIAMS PLACE, SALMON LANE.
In May a complaint was received as to the condition of Williams
Place, Salmon Lane, which was private property, and as requested
by the Board I communicated with the several owners who expressed
their willingness to give up to the Board their interest in the fee
simple thereof, and the Board agreed to undertake the future control
of the place.
DELAY IN FINDING FIRE-PLUGS.
The attention of the London County Council was called to the
delay which occurred in ascertaining the position of fire-plugs on the
occasion of a fatal fire in Gill Street. The Council replied that
"the delay was occasioned in consequence of the alteration of the
"position of a fire-plug of which alteration the Fire Brigade had not
"been informed. Although on the occasion in question loss of life
"would in all probability not have been prevented had the fire plug
"been discovered sooner the Committee has determined to enquire
"further into the circumstances and the District Board may rest
"assured that the subject will not be lost sight of."
Subsequently, in reply to a suggestion that post hydrants
should be fixed in the District, a letter was received from the Clerk
of the Council stating that in view of the very great additional
expense that would be entailed by providing post hydrants throughout
London, the Fire Brigade Committee would not feel justified in
recommending the Council to adopt the suggestion.
A letter was received from the Council dated 23rd July, 1891,
stating that in several parishes alterations had recently been made
in the form of street lamps, in many of which tablets indicating the
position of hydrants and fire-plugs had been fixed, and that the
substitution of improved lamps necessitated the provision at considerable
expense of fresh tablets and the re glazing of thoso sides of
the lamps in which such tablets were fixed, and suggesting that
instructions should be given for spaces to be left for tablets in any