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considered by the Vestry on the 24th October and 7th November,
1899. At the latter meeting, a resolution was passed, agreeing to the
suggestion of the Charity Commissioners that the property of the two
Charities should be managed by one body of Trustees. Unfortunately
the Vestry of St. Mary, Newington, declined to agree to this proposal,
and the matter subsequently dropped.
OFFICERS.
vestry clerk's department.
Mr. C. H. Patterson, A.S.A.A., the Accountant of the Vestry, was
in August, 1899, appointed Accountant of the Newington Vestry. The
Vestry, acting in the spirit of a resolution passed by the London Government
Act Committee, that a working arrangement should be arrived at
between the various parishes, so as to obviate the creation of new
appointments, did not think it desirable to fill up the vacancy. The
work of keeping the accounts was entrusted to Messrs. Hume and
Baldrey of the Accounts Department of the Vestry Clerk's office, and it
was arranged that they should receive a bonus for the extra work thus
thrown upon them, and Mr. A. H. Port was appointed as Temporary
Assistant in the Office.
To fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Balls, Minute
Clerk, Mr. H. W. Underhill of the Town Clerk's office, Bury, wa§
appointed at a commencing salary of .£2 10s. per week.
surveyor's department.
Mr. R. T, Miller, the Assistant Surveyor, resigned his office on the
10th October, 1899, having obtained an appointment under the Metropolitan
Asylums Board, and Mr. C. R. Williams was appointed as
Temporary Assistant Surveyor on the 2nd November, pending the
coming into operation of the London Government Act, 1899.
public health department.
Mr. James Weatheritt having been appointed Chief Sanitary
Inspector, Mr. Joshua Owner was on the 11th July, 1899, appointed
as Sanitary Inspector for Ward No. 1.
The Vestry having previously determined to appoint an additional
Female Sanitary Inspector, the applications for the post were considered