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On the latter date, the Appellants did not appear, but sent a
clerk requesting that the Appeal might be adjourned. Up to this
time the officials of the Vestry had no opportunity of seeing the works
executed by Messrs. Gover, and the Court accordingly adjourned the
???ppeal to the 14th March, and directed the Vestry to be permitted to
???nspect the drains. It was found on inspection that the drains had
not been sealed as stated.
On the 14th March, the evidence of Dr. Waldo, Medical Officer
of Health, and Dr. Louis Parkes, Medical Officer of Health of Chelsea,
was taken, when both medical officers agreed that the premises were
dangerous to health at the time of the Demolition Order, and that the
ruins still existed, and the state of the roof and floors and the filth
was such that if they became wet by rain and dried by sun they
would give off injurious effluvia which would be likely to be dangerous
or injurious to the public or inhabitants of the neighbouring dwelling
houses.
Evidence was given on behalf of the appellants.
Before giving judgment, however, Mr. Loveland-Loveland, Q.C.,
suggested that he should see the premises, and would take with him
a medical officer and a surveyor with whom he was well acquainted.
The Vestry consider this a most exceptional course for a magistrate
to take in opposition to accepting the opinions of medical men of the
eminence of Dr. Parkes, of Chelsea, and the Medical Officer ol Health
of this parish. The inspection has been fixed for April 7th.
BRIDGES OVER COLLIER'S RENTS.
In September, 1899, the Vestry received from the London
County Council plans for the erection of two iron bridges over the
road at Collier's Rents, Long Lane, submitted to the Council by
Messrs. Harding & Sons for the purpose of connecting two of their
warehouses. The Yestry directed a communication to be sent to
the Council disapproving the erection of bridges over the public
thoroughfare.
In October, 1899, however, an assistant from the Architect s
Department of the London County Council had an interview with the
Vestry Clerk in reference to the proposal, who asked whether the
Yestry could see their way to reconsider their decision disapproving