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attend a Conference upon the subject. The Board accordingly
appointed Messrs. Bowers, Carter and Meikle as delegates, and
the latter subsequently moved a series of resolutions which
had been passed by the Conference, and of which this Board
adopted the following:—
" 1. That, in the opinion of this Conference, many persons who would
be willing to serve on tho London School Board are practically
prohibited from becoming Candidates for a seat on account of the
enormous expense of contesting an election in so large a division;
and, if the Parliamentary divisions were chosen as the representative
areas, the Candidates would be more likely to be known
and recognised by the ratepayers."
" 2. That, in tho opinion of this Conference there should be two
Members of the School Board elected for each Parliamentary
Electoral Division in the Metropolis, and that the cumulative
vote should bo abolished."
" 3. That, in the opinion of this Conference, all vacancies on the
London School Board should be filled up by the Ratepayers and
not by tho Board."
"4. That a petition be presented to Parliament in support of the proposed
amendments, and that the Parliamentary Representatives
be requested to support the same."
A Petition was accordingly prepared and presented to the
House of Commons, and the delegates already appointed were
authorised to continue to act on behalf of the Board at any
future meetings of the Conference.
Complaint having been made to the Board ot the inconvenience
arising from the irregular numbering of the houses in
Union Place, and suggesting that it should be incorporated with
Edward Street, Blackfriars Road, of which it is a continuation,
the Board adopted the suggestion, and applied to the late
Metropolitan Board of Works ; who, in December last, made an
order sanctioning the alterations. These were shortly afteiwards
carried out under the direction of this Board.
- Union Place
and Edward
Street.
ith
In January last a letter was received from the Assistant
Commissioner of Police, intimating that a standing had bee
appointed for fifteen hackney carriages opposite No. 18
Southwark Street, extending in a westerly direction to the
South Eastern Railway Arch ; and also a standing foi ten
hackney carriages opposite No. 62, Southwark Street, extend
Cab stands.