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of the parish for the periods up to the 25th March, 1892, when the dusting and
scavenging work of this portion of the parish would be taken over by the Vestry's
Scavenging Committee. The Vestry passed a Resolution to the following effect:—
"Resolved—That the matter be referred to the Dusting and Scavenging
Committee to take the necessary steps for sweeping and cleansing
such footways."
The Vestry's Dusting and Scavenging Committee on the l6th December, 1891,
reported as follows:—
(b) "CLEANSING OF FOOTWAYS.
"Your Committee have considered the provisions of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, requiring the Vestry to cleanse and sweep the
footways after the 1st January, 1892, and have made arrangements for a
sufficient number of men and boys to be engaged to perform such work
in the Eastern division of the parish. It is anticipated that the extra
work in this respect will not be anything considerable, except in cases of
heavy snowfall, to provide against which special arrangements for extra
labour are being made. Your committee think one snow-plough will be
necessary for the Eastern division, and will save much labour in case of
a snowfall, and
"Recommend—That your Committee be authorised and empowered to
purchase one snow-plough of approved pattern accordingly."
This report was received and adopted by the Vestry on the 22nd December.
In pursuance of sec. 99, s.s. 4, and sec. 123 of the new Act, the Vestry passed
resolutions on the 26th January, 1892, to the following effect:—
(1.) "That the General Purposes and Sanitary Committee be, and the same
Committee is, hereby appointed a Committee for the purposes of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and that such Committee be
empowered to serve and receive notices, take proceedings and otherwise
to execute the provisions of the said Act, submitting to the Vestry all
acts done by them under this authority, for the confirmation and
approval of the Vestry."
(2.) "That the Vestry Clerk, Mr. Geo. W. Clarke, the Medical Officer of
Health, Mr. H. Alexander, Mr. James W. Lear, and Mr. A. W.
Stiles, be and are hereby appointed officers for the making of complaints
and taking proceedings on behalf of the Vestry, for the execution
of the said Act."
Each member of the Vestry (in accordance with a resolution passed by theVestry on
the 16th February, 1892) has been supplied with a small hand-book on the new Act
arranged and annotated by Mr. W. A. Willis, LL.B. (Lond.).