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with his letter dated 25th January, 1897, addressed to the Council's Chief Engineer, such
sanction, however, being subject to the following conditions
"That the road be not closed without the consent of the Vestry of Rotherhithe and
the Greenwich District Board having first been obtained; that previously to the closing
of the road, a temporary road be formed to join the new road with the London Road;
that this temporary road and the new road in substitution for the portion of London Road
to be closed, be maintained, repaired, scavenged and lighted by and at the expense of the
Company, to the satisfaction of the road athorities, until the entire diversion shall have
been completed by the Company and taken over by them ; and that the sanction of the
Council to the present proposal shall in no way be held to relieve the Company of its
obligations to construct the whole of the road diversions specified in Section 14 of its Act
of 1894."
Resolved—upon the recommendation of tbe Committee—That the consent of the Vestry
be given to the closing of a portion of London Road, before-mentioned, subject to the terms
and conditions contained in the resolution of the Council before referred to, and to the
Company entering into an agreement with the Vestry to indemnify them against any
loss, etc., they may sustain by reason of any accident occurring through the newness of
the roads, by subsidence or otherwise.
Town Hall.
Allocation of Offices.
On 2nd February, 1897, the Vestry Resolved, upon the recommendation of the Town
Hall Committee, that the first two offices on the left of the entrance in the Lower Road be
allocated to the Clerk s Department; that the first two offices on the right of the entrance in
Lower Road be allocated to the Surveyor's Department; that the first office past the entrance
Neptune Street be allocated to the Overseer's Clerk, and the room beyond reserved for
Overseers and Vestry meetings, when required; and that the two offices opposite
bo allocated to the Sanitary Department.