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Sunday
Trading.
llackfriars
Koad Pavinp.
Loans and
Annuities.
Constant
Water Supply.
"With a view to lessen ns far as possible the increasing evils
arising from Sunday Trading, the Board have given notico of their
intention to enforce the closing of all shops and business premises
throughout the District on Sunday mornings (except as otherwise
provided by law) by half-past ten o'clock ; and in all cases where
such notice is not complied with, they intend to institute proceedings
for recover}' of the penalties or forfeitures which by law are
directed against sunday trading.
The Board are now in treaty with the Metropolitan Boanl for a
Loan, under the Loans Act of 1870, of £3,000, in order to completo
the paving of the carriage-way of so much of the Blackfriars Koad
to the parish boundary as yet remains unpaved ; the principal sum
to be repayable in fifteen years, by annual instalments of £200,
with interest quarterly at 3j per cent.
The whole of Mr. Buxton's Loan of £3,500 is now repaid, and
the Annuities of Mr. John Howe and Mrs. Frances Freer havo
lapsed by their death. Mrs. Freer's annuity of £1G5 was paid in
consideration of an advance made in the year 1837 to the Clink
Commissioners, one of the Trusts succeeded to by this Boanl; and
Mr. Howe's annuity of £83 6s. 8d. was a superannuation allowance
awanled to him on his retirement from the office of surveyor in
April, 1868.
It appearing that great expense would be entailed upon owners
• of house property if the Water Regulations as approved by the
Board of Trade were carried out, and that the benefits of a constant
supply were likely to be neutralised by the severity of tho
restrictions; this Boanl concurred in the Metropolitan Boanl's
determination not to take action at present for enforcing the
regulations, but to await fresh legislation on the subject.
Gas Supply.
In February, Petitions were prepared by the Vestry of St.
Martin-in-the-Fields against the Bills in Parliament of " The Gas
Light and Coke Company," and "The Imperial Gas Light and
Coke Company;" and this Board, who had appointed delegates to
attend the meetings which were being held at St. Martin's Vestry
Ilall to watch the progress of these Bills, being advised that many
of the clauses of both Bills were highly objectionable, resolved to
oppose the same: accordingly the common seal of this Board was
affixed to the Petitions, which also bore the seals of several other
Vestries and Boards, and as a result of the joint opposition, the
former Bill was amended so as to deprive it of its worst features
and the latter Bill was thrown out.