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Miscellaneous.
The Vestry had before them a letter from the London County Council enclosing copy
of report from the Local Government and Taxation Committee of the Council on the
question whether there were any general By-laws for the good rule and government of
London which the Council might be advised to make, apart from the By-laws dealing with
special subjects made under special Acts of Parliament, and asking the Vestry to favour the
Council with any suggestions as to subjects on which it might seem to them that By-laws
might usefully be made by the Council; and
Resolved—That the Clerk be authorised to write in reply, stating that in the opinion of
the Vestry it is advisable that a By-law should be framed prohibiting the throwing of
orange peel on the footways, and also that a By-law should be framed to obviate as much
as possible noises in the streets after 12 o'clock at night, and that in the meantime posters
be printed and circulated in the parish cautioning persons against throwing orange peel on
the footways.
A communication having been received from the Vestry Clerk of Fulham, forwarding
copy of a Petition presented by that Vestry to the Local Government Board, praying the
Board to promote a Bill or Bills in Parliament for the purpose of preventing the arbitrary
cutting off of the water supply from inhabited dwellings, and asking this Vestry to support
such action, it was
Resolved—That this Vestry support the Vestry of Fulham in the action taken by them.
on the 20th June, 1894, a letter was received from the London County Council stating
that the Council had thought it desirable to convene a Conference with a view to considering
whether means could be adopted to prevent the spread of infectious diseases by vagrants ; that
such Conference would take place at the County Hall, on Thursday, the 19th July next, and
inviting this Vestry to appoint two delegates, with the Medical Officer of Health, to attend and
take part in the discussion.
Resolved—That Mr. Chambers and the Medical Officer of Health attend on behalf of
the Vestry, and the following is a copy of the resolutions passed thereat.-
"l.—That common shelters which are not subject to the law relating to common
lodging-houses should be made subject to such law.