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result being a reduction of the totals by £499 gross and £3.521 on rateable,
and the Vestry obtained from the London County Council, the School Board, and
the Receiver of the Metropolitan Police, a rebate of the various sums overpaid to
them in respect of the above reduction since April, 1890.
BISHOPSGATE DISASTER.
A disastrous railway collision occurred at Bishopsgate Railway Station on the
Great Eastern Railway, on Tuesday, the 14th June, 1892, by which four persons
were killed, and a number of others badly injured. An inquest was held at this
Town Hall by Mr. Hodgkinson, Deputy Coroner for North East London, upon the
circumstances attending the deaths of the victims, when, as the accident happened
to one of the workmen's early trains run under clauses inserted in the Company's
Act at the instigation of this Vestry, I appeared on behalf of the Vestry and
tendered evidence with regard to the insufficient lighting at the end of the station,
but for which the engine-driver of the approaching train might have seen the train
with which he collided standing in the station, and the collision might have been
averted.
Mr. Charles Doughty, the Vestry's lighting engineer gave evidence to this
effect, and the jury brought in a verdict of accidental death and recommended that
the station should be better lighted by the electric light. It is satisfactory to
observe that the Great Eastern Railway Company are now erecting an electriclighting
station, not only to light the Bishopsgate passenger station, but the Bishopsgate
goods station, and to provide some additional lighting at Liverpool Street.
POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS.
With reference to the Sanitary Work of the parish, proceedings have been
taken in the Police Courts in respect of 19 premises, resulting in the infliction of
£37 in fines, and £3 8s. in costs. Under the Adulteration of Foods Acts 14
prosecutions were instituted, and £40 0s. 6d. inflicted in fines in 13 cases, and
£1 2s. 6d. in costs. Numerous cautionary notices were served on behalf of the
Overseers in respect of disorderly houses, one prosecution was instituted, resulting
in a fine of £.10, or in default, one month's imprisonment.
In the Highways Department several minor prosecutions were instituted, in all
of which convictions were obtained.
In the conduct of the general litigation of the Vestry I have to acknowledge
the valuable assistance rendered by Mr. Geo. W. Clarke.
OFFICIALS AND ORGANIZATION.
(a) RATE COLLECTOR—MOORFIELDS WARD.
In the month of March, 1892, an advertisement for a Rate Collector was
issued, to fill the vacancy in the Moorfields Ward occasioned by the dismissal of
Mr. E. F. Russell. In reply to this advertisement 200 applications were received,
c