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"Whereas certain persons are in the habit of throwing
or depositing glass bottles, broken glass and other things
upon the public roads and footpaths in the St. Saviour's
district to the common danger and annoyance.
This is to give notice that the Board has directed legal
proceedings to be taken against any person or persons so
offending, and for the recovery of any penalties to which
they may thereby render themselves liable."
LOW-FLASH OIL.
The Board caused a letter to be written to the Home
Secretary and others in support of the following resolution
passed by the Vestry of Lambeth :—
" That, in the opinion of this Vestry, a grave responsibility
rests upon the Government in permitting the continuance
of the law which allows low-flash oil to be sold,
in face of the strongest evidence as to the danger arising
therefrom ; and, realising the loss of life and property and
the terrible agonies endured by the sufferers from such
accidents, the Vestry respectfully, but very earnestly, urges
the Government without delay to introduce or support a
measure raising the statutory flash-point of petroleum fixed
by the Petroleum Acts, from 73 deg. Fahr. to 100 deg.
Fahr. (Abel's close test).
OBITUARY.
Mr. Henry Wood, Warden of the Great Account, who had
been for several years a highly respected member of the Board
and Chairman of the Paving and General Purposes Committee,
died very suddenly on the 9th of February last. At the meeting
of the Board following his decease, Mr. W. S. Hale, J.P., the
Chairman, called attention to the loss which the Board had
sustained, and, on his motion, a letter of condolence was sent to
the family of the deceased.
The death occurred in July last of Mr. A. F. Sullivan, who
had only a short time previously been elected a Member of the
Board. In this case also, the Board, on the motion of Mr. G.
J. Newton, passed a similar vote of condolence.
The Board, in February last, also passed a resolution
expressive of sympathy with Dr. Denning on account of the sad
news of the death of his son at the seat of war in South Africa.