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Works, is of opinion that all streets in which
costermongers, street hawkers, and itinerant traders
can, with safety to the public, carry on their
business under the Police Regulations of 1869,
should be scheduled after consultation with the
local authorities; and that the Home Secretary be
asked to receive a deputation to give effect to this
resolution."
"That the Secretary be directed to communicate
with the Home Secretary, requesting him to receive
a deputation and to name a date, and that the
members of the Conference then present form the
deputation."
Widening of Old Street and Goswell Road.—
In October, 1892, the Vestry referred it to the
Works Committee to consider the desirability of
taking further steps to bring about the widening of
Old Street at its junction with Goswell Road and
Clerkenwell Road, and of Goswell Road from
Compton Street southwards, with power to go to
the London County Council as a Deputation on the
subject. A Deputation of the Works Committee
accordingly attended a meeting of the Improvements
Committee of the Council on the 16th
November, and urged the necessity for the
widening of Goswell Road as a Metropolitan
improvement, and especially urged that the
widening of the western end of Old Street, at the
junction with Goswell Road, which was also under
the consideration of the Council at the instance of
the Yestry of St. Luke, should form part of one
general scheme with the widening of Goswell Road,
the cross traffic at the junction being so great that
the omission of one would greatly mar the results
of the other. Statistics of the traffic between 8
a.m. and 8 p.m., on the 11th and 14th November
were also taken and submitted to the Improvements