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Triennial Retirement of Vestrymen.
On 5th November, 1895, the Vestry had before them a letter from the Clerk to the
London County Council stating that the Local Government Committee had had under
consideration a request made by the Vestry of Hackney that the Council would include in its
next General Powers Bill a clause to the same effect as the provision contained in sub-section
6 of clause 23 of the Local Government Act, 1891, viz.: for all the members of a Vestry to
retire together every third year, and asking to be informed of the views of the Vestry upon the
subject, and stating that the principle of triennial retirement applied to all the Boards of
Guardians in the County of London.
Resolved—That this Vestry are in favour of the present system of retirement as
opposed to the triennial retirement of the whole of the members of the Vestry and that the
Council be so informed.
London Building Act, 1894.
On 7th May, 1895, the Surveyor reported receipt of a notice to rebuild the houses Nos. 5,
6, 7 and 8, Neptune Court, and as they were intended for the habitation of persons of the
working classes they were not in accordance with sub-section 2 of section 41 of the above
Act, not having sufficient space in the rear.
Resolved—That the notice be disapproved.
On 21st May, 1895, the General Purposes and Works Committee reported that the
rebuilding of the houses Nos. 5, G, 7 and 8 Neptune Court was being continued although
notice of the Vestry's disapproval of the notice to build had been given to the Builder, and
that they had instructed the Surveyor to serve a further notice.
Resolved—That in default of compliance with the further notice, the attention of the
London County Council be called to the matter.
On 2nd July, 1895, the Vestry had before them a letter from the superintending architect,
London County Council, stating that the Council had instructed their Solicitor to take the
necessary proceedings to enforce the setting back of the buildings to the prescribed distance
or the reduction of their height and to afford the District Surveyor the necessary legal
assistance in proceeding with respect to the insufficient space at the rear of the buildings.
The buildings were subsequently modified to the satisfaction of the Council and the Vestry.