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appointed by the Vestry have held 21 meetings during
the year.
Parliamentary Measures.
A Bill was introduced in the House of Commons,
in the present Session of Parliament, for enlarging the
Charing Cross Station by extending it to Northumberland
Street, and for erecting a bridge across Villiers
Street for the enlargement of the Charing Cross Hotel.
The Vestry considering that the Bill would be
injurious to the interests of the Parish, instructed
me to oppose it in Parliament, by Counsel and
witnesses. The result was that the clauses for extending
the railway were withdrawn, and Parliament
allowed the bridge to be made across Villiers Street,
the erection to be subject to the approval of the
Metropolitan Board of Works.
Sanitary Measures.
The Medical Officer's Report is attached, showing
the sanitary state of the parish, and the steps taken to
improve it during the past year.
In connection therewith the Vestry have caused
67 notices for abatement of nuisances to be served
during the past year, and 4 summonses have been
issued to compel the inhabitants to abate the nuisances
complained of. In all other cases the notices have
been complied with.