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Rosebery Avenue," was not included in the Bill,
and they therefore asked the Council to insert a
clause to this effect. The Council stated they were
unable to insert such a clause, and asked whether
the Vestry would be satisfied if the Council gave
a reasonable undertaking to carry out the condition
imposed. Upon the advice of the Solicitors, the
Council were asked to embody the consent partly
in an agreement and partly in clauses to be contained
in the Bill referring to such agreement. The
Chairman of the Board (Mr. E. H. Tripp, J.P.)
and the Chairman of the Works Committee (Mr.
T. A. Brunjes) afterwards interviewed the Highways
and Parliamentary Committees of the Council
on the subject, when they agreed to insert the
clause.
The Vestry also considered the general principles
of the Bill, and found that the rights of the
Local Road Authorities were not sufficiently protected.
A Conference was therefore convened by
the Vestry on Tuesday, the 30th January, of the
Vestries and District Boards interested in the Bill
to make arrangements for a joint representation
being made to the Council on all matters affecting
the Local Road Authorities as a whole. Several
amendments and additions were suggested to the
Bill, and a deputation was appointed by the Conference
in support of such resolutions. The deputation
waited upon the Highways Committee of the
Council, when various amendments were finally
agreed upon, and subsequently incorporated in the
Bill.
Improvement St. John Street Road by Pentonville
Road.—The Vestry had under consideration
the question of an improvement being effected at
the junction of these roads, and they suggested to
the London County Council the desirability of