[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham].

  • Fulham (London, England). Parish. Vestry.
Date:
1892
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    21 On the matter coming before the Works Committee they ordered the alternative scheme of Mr. Goodacre to stand over until an answer had been received from the London County Council with reference to the plan then before the Council, and at the meeting of the Vestry, held on the 16th March, 3892, two resolutions moved by Mr. Goodacre, and seconded by Mr. Lawrence, the first instructing the Clerk to write and ask the London County Council to inform the Vestry whether they (the Council) approved of the plans submitted to them by the Vestry's Surveyor re the Embank ment of the Bishop s and West Meadows, and the second instructing the Clerk to report to the Vestry whether the Sub-Committee was appointed by the Vestry, when the meeting was held, who attended, the result of their deliberations, and if the same were submitted to the Works Committee, whether the Works Committee sent the same to the Vestry, and if so what the decision of the Vestry was thereon, were ordered to be referred to the Works Committee. Schemes before Parliament. At the meeting of the Vestry held on the 2nd December, 1891, the Clerk produced the Parliamentary plans and notices deposited on behalf of the London County Council re Cromwell Road Bridge, and , The Putney and Hammersmith Electric Light and Power Supply Limited, as to supplying Electric Light in Fulham Road, from Messrs. Stanfeld's Brewery to Cedar Road, and the Surveyor was directed to report on these matters to the Works and Lighting Committees respectively. Cromwell Road Bridge. On the 25th January, 1892, the Vestry had before them a letter from the Queen's Club, stating that they would quite approve the levying of an Improvement Rate for the purpose of constructing the Cromwell Road Bridge, if that was considered the best way of meeting the requirements, and the Vestry resolved (1) To offer no opposition to the London County Council estimate of £63,000 for the construction, etc., of the said bridge and approaches; (2) That the Improvement Rate to be levied as a Betterment be £25,000, instead of £22,000 as per bill; (3) That certain verbal alterations be made in the Bill, and (4) That subject to above, the Vestry offer no opposition to the Bill. The Solicitor reported to the Vestry on the 3rd February, 1892, that he had heard from the Parliamentary Agent that the London County Council agreed to the suggested alterations in the Bill, except the alteration of the amount of the Improvement Rate to be levied from £22,000 to £25,000, which he (the Solicitor) was informed should be considered when the Council was settling the Bill for the Committee of the House of Commons; and the Vestry instructed the Solicitor to write to the Parliamentary Agents of the London County Council explaining the reason of the Vestry why the Council should accede to the Vestry s decision as to the amount of the Improvement Rate.