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conferred with Mr. Payne, L.C.C., on the subject, who stated that if the Vestry
did not see their way to accept the offer of the Council to contribute half the net cost
of a scheme for dealing with the area, the matter would be submitted to the Homo Secretary
for arbitration, and if that were done it was more than likely the Vestry might have to bear a
larger proportion of the expense ; that the cost of dealing with the area was estimated by the
Council at £20,000 with a recoupment of £3,000, leaving a net cost of £17,000, that the
value of the freehold reversion was included in the said sum of .£3,000, and that if tho\ estiy
accepted the terms of the Council, they would then have to decide as to whether they
would carry out a scheme themselves or allow the Council to do so; that the land would have
to be let on long leases or sold outright for purposes of building artizans' and laborers'
dwellings, and that money could be borrowed from the Council for a period of 50 years at
3 1/8 per cent.
In view of the statement made by Mr. Payne, the Vestry Resolved to accept the offer
of the Council to contribute half the net cost of dealing with the area, and not to send the
Deputation to the Council.
The matter remained at this stage at the close of the year.
Combined Drainage.
A Conference having been convened by the Holborn District Board of Works, to be held
at the Holborn Town Hall, on thursday, 17th May, 1894, at two o'clock, to consider what
action could bo taken to obtain an alteration of the law with regard to Combined Drainage,
and delegates having been invited to attend the Conference,
The Vestry Resolved on April 17th, 1894, to appoint Messrs. F. T. Talbot and Moss,
with the Surveyor, to attend such Conference on behalf of the Vestry.
The Conference was duly held, and the following resolutions passed
"That a Memorial be presented to the London County Council, calling attention
difficulties which Lave been experienced by Local Sanitary Authorities
in dealing with questions of Combined Drainage, and the responsibilities of the