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only. Power to be given to sell local property to the District
Council, and to sell superfluous property and apply proceeds
to redemption of local debt.
12. Officers.—Sections 17 to 21 of the Municipal Corporations Act
1882, to be adapted. Existing claims to superannuation
allowances to be safeguarded. Provision to be made for
compensation for loss of office, payment of such compensation
to be in suspense so long as any officer entitled to the same
holds any municipal appointment obtained subsequently to
the granting of such compensation. All officers holding a
municipal appointment to contribute towards a county or
national self-supporting superannuation fund.
13. Churchwardens and Overseers.—Churchwardens to be appointed
by members of congregations and to be relieved of all except
strictly ecclesiastical work. Overseers of the Poor to cease
to be appointed.
14. Generally.—The provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act,
1882, to be adopted so far as possible, with any necessary
alterations, to regulate procedure.
15. Miscellaneous.—The District Council to be a body corporate with
perpetual succession and common seal, enabled to hold land
without licence in mortmain, with power to acquire compulsorily
property for all the purposes of the Act (including
stables, wharves, depots, baths, libraries, etc.) by means of
provisional Orders (see Sees. 175 to 181, of the Public Health
Act, 1875), power to appoint Committees, and frame byelaws.
Copies of the Report were sent to the Local Government
Board, the Vestries and District Boards of London, and
persons actively interested in the subject of London local
government, including the Hon. Secretary of the Municipal
Reform League. The last mentioned gentleman (Mr. J. F.