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Voters' and Jury Lists, the registration of births and deaths,.,
public vaccination, and the administration, through a Committee,
of the Public Baths and Washhouses.
3. All matters relating to public health would be centred in the
District Council, instead of as now, being divided between
the Vestry and the Poor Law G-uardians.
4. The Public Baths and Washhouses would be administered by a
Committee of the District Council.
5. The Assessment Committee would be appointed jointly by the
District Council and the London County Council.
6. Procedure would follow generally the lines of the Municipal
Corporations Act, 1882, and be in agreement with the
practice in corporate towns.
The following is the scheme submitted by your Committee
1. Area.—It is desirable that no course should be adopted which
would cause any needless interruption to local municipal
life. It is therefore suggested that the area of jurisdiction
should be that of Parishes in Schedule A, and of Districts in
Schedule B of the Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855,
as amended by the Acts transferring the Parishes of Battersea,
Fulham, Hammersmith, and St. Margaret and St. John,
Westminster, from Schedule B to Schedule A of the first
mentioned Act. If, however, some of these areas should be
deemed too small, the Parliamentary Borough might be
taken as the area, but in no case should any existing area
under the Local Management Act be divided, except where a
portion of a Parish is wholly detached.
2. Councillors to possess the same qualifications as members of
the County Council, i.e., they must be qualified to elect to the
office of Councillor. The minimum number of Councillors
for any district to be 24, and the maximum 60. To be disqualified
by bankruptcy, accepting office of profit, or being
interested in any contract with the Council.