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future profits. Shortly afterwards the Vestry received
a communication from the Wandsworth
District Board of Works strongly disapproving of
the proposed purchase or of the purchase or construction
of any other tramways by the Council.
The Vestry considered the subject, but adjourned it
without expressing an opinion. They subsequently
received further communications from other local
authorities disapproving of the action of the Council.
The Council held two statutory meetings with
the object of giving formal notice to the Company,
but the resolutions were invalid because there was
not a sufficient number of councillors present and
voting, but at a third meeting on 27th October the
necessary resolution was carried, and the notice was
duly served.
Lighting Staircases of Artizans' Dwellings.
—Action taken by the Yestry in this matter was
referred to in the last report; but, as little effect
appeared to be produced, the Vestry in September,
1891, referred the matter to the Works Committee.
The Committee spent four nights in visiting the
various blocks of dwellings in the Parish, and
reported as follows:—
The Committee are most strongly of opinion, after a careful examination
of the premises, that all the dwellings in which the lights
are turned off at eleven o'clock are dangerous, both by reason of the
liability to accident and by reason of the hiding-places they afford
to wrong-doers; and they recommend—That the several owners be so
informed, and that the Vestry urge upon them to follow the example
of those who have granted this concession to their tenants. They also
recommend—that the attention of the County Council be called to
the matter, with the view to power being obtained by legislation to
to compel the proper lighting of the staircases and corridors.
These recommendations were adopted by the
Vestry, and in December the Vestry received a
letter from the Council stating that they had referred
the matter to the Parliamentary Committee,