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the Streets named in the list between the hours of 10 a.m. and
7 p.m. The Streets referred to, so far as concerns the St.
Saviour's District, are the following
Borough High Street.
Blackfriars Road, from Charlotte Street to Blackfriars
Bridge.
Duke Street.
Toolev Street.
Gates and
Bars.
The Board have, at the request of the London County
Council, furnished the Council with information relative to
gates and bars obstructing thoroughfares in the St. Saviour's
District, with a view to enabling the Council to seek Parliamentary
powers for the removal of such obstructions, viz.:—
with respect to the gates in Montague Close and the gate at
the entrance to Nelson Square (north side).
Re Rogers.
On the 6th January, the attention of the Board was called
to the committal to prison for a month, on the 422nd December,
of a man named Rogers, for non-payment of fines and costs,
amounting to £40 10s., inflicted upon him for failing to comply
within the stipulated time with a notice served upon him by
one of the Sanitary Inspectors of the Hoard to provide sanitary
dust-bins at six small houses in the District, for which he was
responsible, and the following resolution was passed:—
"That we, the St. Saviour's District Board of Works, the Sanitary
Authority for the said District, being satisfied that the sanitary
arrangements, according to our instructions, have been properly
and completely carried out by Mr. Rogers, at Nob. 21 and 22,
Pitt's Place, and 25, 26, 27 and 28, White Hind Alley, desire to
request the Home Secretary to remit the remainder of the sentence
passed upon him for the non-execution of tho said work."
Application was made accordingly to the Home Secretary,
Mr. Matthews, to remit the remainder of the sentence, but,
after communicating with the Magistrate who tried the case
(Mr. Slade) he declined to interfere, and the man served his
full time.
Cab Radius.
In January, a circular-letter was received from the Vestry
of Hammersmith forwarding copy of a resolution passed by
them, as follows:—
"That a communication be sent to the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, asking him to take the necessary steps for
the extension of the cab radius by one mile, and that the
Vestries, District Boards and other local authorities be asked to
make a similar representation."
The Board directed a communication to be addressed to the
Home Secretary, expressing concurrence with the resolution;
and, in February, at the request of the Vestry, appointed two
members to join a deputation to wait upon the Home Secretary,
viz : Mr. Fry and Mr. Hopkins, together with the Clerk