View report page

16
The following Vestrymen (elected on 5th December, 1891, for
Ward 8, St. Peter, in the place of Messrs. Doherty, Gladman, Kayes
and Whetstone, who resigned in June, 1891), were appointed on
18th December, 1891, upon the Sanitary and Works Committees as
follows
Sanitary Committee. Works Committee.
Hirst, William. Elliott, George Samuel.
Osborn, Thomas.
Street, Frederick James.
In July, 1891, Mr. John Lawrence, one of the original Commismissioncrs
for Public Baths and Washhouses, resigned, and Mr. P. S.
Cufflin was shortly after appointed to fill the vacancy. In the following
November, Mr. Cufflin and Mr. J. T. Johnson retired by effluxion of
time. Mr. Johnson was re-elected, but the vacancy caused by
Mr. Cufflin's retirement was filled by the election of Mr. Wm. Goodman.
Death was busy during the year amongst those connected with the
local government of the Parish.
On Sunday, May 3rd, occurred somewhat suddenly that of Mr.
Wm. Smith, a representative of Upper Hollo way, who had only
recently been appointed an Overseer of the Parish.
This was followed, early in June, by that of Mr. Chas. Higgins,
to whose career as Surveyor of the Parish reference is more particularly
made in the annual report for last year.
On November 16th, Mr. E. C. Smith, an old and respected tradesman
of Upper llolloway, who had for some years served the Parish in
the capacity of Auditor, passed suddenly away.
In January, 1892, died, at the age of 79, Mr. James May Stroud,
who, for over 40 years, had rendered invaluable services to the Parish
as a member of the Board of Assessors. He, like his brother, whose
death is recorded in the Report for the year ending Lady Day, 1887,
was noted, not alone for the interest he had long taken in the local
affairs of Islington, but for remarkable kindliness of character, which
was recognised, as in his brother's case, by the number of old friends
and colleagues who followed him to his grave. The changes which
the physical features of the Parish had undergone during his lifetime