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On 4th February, 1896, the Surveyor reported that the notice to build four houses,
Nos. 24, 25, 26 and 27, Braddon Street, and the plans for the drainage there to, were
deposited again with him on the 28th January, that the proposed frontage line was in
accordance with the frontage of the existing buildings, and that subject to the Owner taking
all risks as to flooding in the proposed cellars, and to the main drains being laid to uniform
gradients between the man-holes at the front and rear, the proposed works were in
accordance with the regulations.
Resolved—That the Clerk and Surveyor be instructed to interview the Superintending
Architect of the London County Council, and lay the facts bef:re him, and that should his
opinion be that the vestry cannot withhold their consent to the plan of drainage, the Vestry
offer no objection accordingly.
On 18th February, 1896, the Vestry resolved to appoint Mr. Robert Page, of the firm of
Messrs. Stock, Page & Stock, to make a valuation and a scale plan of the buildings and land
comprised in the area for insertion in the scheme prepared by the Vestry under Part 2 of
the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890.
The matter remained at this stage at the close of the year.
Juries.
On 18th June, 1895, the Vestry had before them a letter from the Vestry Clerk of
St. Luke, Middlesex, stating that that Vestry had had under consideration the question of
the liability of Members of Vestries and District Boards in London to stive on Juries, and
had addressed a communication to the Home Secretary urging upon Her Majesty s
Government the desirability of the insertion in some public Bill of a clause exempting
Members of Vestries and District Boards from serving as Jurors, and had also asKed the
Member of Parliament for the Division to support such request, and asking this Vestry
should they approve of such action, to take such steps as they might think necessary to
secure the object in view, when it was
Resolved—To support the action taken by the St. Luke's, Middlesex, Vestry in the
matter, and take the necessary steps to bring the subject to the notice of Parliament.