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The Clerk reported that, with Mr. Moss and the Surveyor, he attended the meeting of
delegates at the County Hall, Spring Gardens, on Thursday, 20th January, 1895, and that
after the matter had been laid before the Main Drainage Committee by Mr. Dewey, the
Yestry Clerk of Islington, and thoroughly discussed, the Chairman promised that the
Committee would give the matter full consideration with the view of bringing in a Bill to
amend the law with reference to Combined Drainage.
Nothing further was done in the matter at the close of the year.
Unemployed.
On the 18th December, 1894, the Yestry instructed the Surveyor to open a Register in
which to enter the names and addresses of all unemployed men applying for work, provided
they were residents in the Parish, such men to be taken on as occasion might require.
On the 15th January, 1895, the Vestry received a Deputation from the Guardians of
the St. Olave's Union with reference to finding work for the unemployed of the Union.
The Deputation consisted of the following gentlemen:—
Mr. A. Shand, Chairman of the Guardians (Spokesman) ; and Messrs. Burton, Collins,
Kissane, McCarthy, and the Rev. J. S. Lidgett.
Mr. Shand , in addressing the Vestry, stated, that in order to relieve the distress amongst
the unemployed, the Guardians had, on the previous Monday week, opened their Stone Yard,
which unfortunately had the effect of drawing men from all parts of London into the
Common Lodging Houses in the Union. On the Monday 150 men were employed, on
the Tuesday 513 applied and were indiscriminately given work, but on the Wednesday in
consequence of running out of stone the Yard had to be closed. An Emergency Meeting
was then called at which a Deputation was appointed to wait upon the Local Government
Loard. The Guardians were paying (3d. an hour (3d. in money, and 3d. in kind) to which
the Local Government Board objected, but the Guardians remained firm in this respect, and
subsequently a tariff was agreed to, whereby married men with families resident in the
Union were to receive preference to those who were single.