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DISTRICT COUNCILS.
Report of the Special Committee, appointed by the Vestry of St. Mary,
Islington, on May 16th, 1891, to bring up a Report on such
schemes relating to District Councils as may be already before
the public, and to make such recommendations in the matter as
they may deem expedient.
TO THE VESTRY OF ST. MARY, ISLINGTON.
Your Committee, in accordance with the terms of reference, have
considered the Heads of a Draft District Councils' Bill which were
settled at a conference between Members of the Council of The London
Municipal Reform League, Members of the London County Council,
and Members of the Metropolitan Vestries and District Boards, at
which delegates from the Vestry of St. Mary, Islington, were present;
also a scheme for District Councils, proposed by The London Liberal
and Radical Union; and a scheme framed by the Vestry of St. James,
Westminster.
All these documents contain suggestions of a valuable character,
but your Committee have, instead of dealing with them separately,
deemed it better to prepare an independent scheme embodying such of
them as they approve, together with others which they consider should
be included in any legislation that may take place upon the subject.