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In March, 1879, the Vestry presented a Memorial to the Metropolitan Hoard of
Works (in support of a similiar Memorial presented to the Board by the Vestry of the
Parish of St. Mary, Islington) praying that Board to promote a bill in Parliament for
the amendment of the 78th Section of the Metropolis Local Management Amendment
Act (25th and 26th Vict., c. 102), by making the cost of flagging footways laid out at
the passing of the Metropolis Local Management Act (18 and 19 Vict., c. 120),
chargeable upon the Owners of property in or abutttng thereon, instead of, as at
present, upon the occupiers. A communication has since been received from the Clerk
to the Metropolitan Board of Works stating the Board does not consider it advisable,
under ail the circumstances, to apply to Parliament for an amendment of the Acts relating
to the paving of old footpaths.
Paving Jobbing Works.
Mr. George Gammon Rutty is the Contractor for thh Paving Jobbing Works at
a schedule of prices (for particulars of contract sec page ).
Tramways.
In December, 1878, the Vestry had under consideration schemes promoted by the
London Tramways Company (Limited), and by the promotors of the Southwark and
Deptlbrd Tramways, when the Vestry resolved not to oppose the laying of Tramways
through this Parish, and they appointed Messrs. Edward James Talbot, John Bulmer,
Robert Foottit, Francis John Bisley, Reuben Henry Williams, Junior, and Lawrence
Stevens as a Committee to watch the progress of the said bills through Parliament and
report from time to time to the Vestry.
The bill of the London Tramways Company (Limited) was ultimately withdrawn
and the bill of the promoters of the Southwark and Deptford Tramways was passed
into Law.
'The Committee before mentioned had several conferences with the Chairman and
the Solicitor of the Promotors of the Smthwark and Deptford Tramways, with
reference to the clauses of the agreement and conditions as to the works to be executed
by the Promotors of the said Tramwav on the carrying out of their scheme and the
same were ultimately agreed to by the Vestry upon the report of the Committee.
Lighting.
Five additional Gas Lamps have been set up and lighted during the past year,
viz.-3 in Parfitt Road, 1 in Rotherhithe Street, and 1 in Warndon Street, and 1
Lamp has been discontinued in Cross Alley, King Street, making the total number of
Lamps in the parish, lighted by the Surrey Consumers' Gas Company, 419. (For
particulars of contract tee page 9).