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Unanimously passed and duly transmitted in a letter of
condolence to the widow and family of the deceased:—
That this Vestry record the unfeigned regret with which they
receive the anouncement of the decease of Mr John Burman,
who for upwards of thirty years took a keen interest in the
welfare of these parishes, and who, by his assiduous attention
and invariable courtesy had gained the respect and esteem of
the whole Vestry
Votes of
regret
On the withdrawal of Mr Frederick Rose
from his position on the Finance and Parliamentary
Committees, the Vestry passed a resolution
recording their sincere regret at the loss of his valuable
assistance A similar resolution was passed in January on
the resignation of Dr Pugh of his seat upon the Vestry
and the Works and Sanitary Committees
Votes
of
Thanks
Votes of thanks were accorded by the Vestry
during the year as follows :—
To Mr Burdett-Coutts, the Member for the Borough, for his
valuable and successful services in the interests of this parish
and the public generally, in introducing and conducting
through Parliament the Bill for the rating of Advertising
Stations
To Mr F Seager Hunt, MP, for his active and assiduous co-operation
with Mr Burdett-Coutts in the above matter
To the Rt Hon Lord Zouche of Harryngworth, for the public
service rendered by him in the House of Lords in connection
with the same Bill
To Mr S H Cohen, for the bust of himself in terra-cotta,
presented to the Vestry
To Sir Walter de Souza, Kt, one of the Members of the London
County Couucil for Westminster, for the information forwarded
by him of the proceedings of the Council, and for his
watchful care of the Vestry's interests in the matter of the
proposed improvement between Alexandra Gate and Queen's
Gate
To the Vestry Clerk, in connection with the Bill for the rating of
Advertising Stations, and in reference to the compilation of
"Notes on the Local Government of Westminster from PreReformation
Times to the Present Day," incorporated with
the first Annual Report of the Vestry as re-constituted