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The following Bills of public or local importance received the
attention of the Vestry during the session.
City and South London Railway Bill.
In December, 1890, plans were deposited by the City and South
London Railway Company for constructing a railway under City Road
from the Angel to the City. The plans showed that the Company
proposed constructing two lines of railway by means of tunnels under
and along City Road terminating opposite Torrens Street and taking
the whole of the property between the west of Duncan Terrace and the
east side of Torrens Street including a portion of Torrens Street. As,
however, the Bill was withdrawn before it was taken into consideration
by the Vestry no action was taken in the matter.
Great Northern Railway Bill.
Plans were also deposited by the Great Northern Railway Company
in respect of the proposed purchase by the company of Nos. 311 and
313 Holloway Road with the gardens at the front and rear of the same.
The premises adjoined property already purchased by the Company for
the extension of their line, and as the Bill proposed no interference with
the roads footpaths or sewers under the jurisdiction of the Vestry no
action was taken upon it.
Public Health (London) Law Consolidation and Amendment Bills.
The above Bills were introduced into Parliament towards the close
of the year to which this report relates by the President of the Local
Government Board. Notwithstanding that the Bills were only delivered
to the House on the 13th March they were set down for second
reading on the 17th, but owing to the protests of several members
Mr. Ritchie was induced to consent to the second reading being
postponed until the 6th April.
The first named, as the memorandum thereon states, is
essentially a Consolidation Bill. The amendments contained therein
are of a minor character, and the provisions of existing statutes which
it proposes to repeal, substituting others therefor, are so numerous,
that with the time at the disposal of the Vestry it was hardly possible
to devote much attention to it.