That an Act was passed in the Session of Parliament one thousand eight
hundred and fifty-nine, intituled ‘An Act for Regulating Measures used in
the Sales of Gas.’
By that Act provision was made for securing to every consumer of gas
throughout the kingdom an accurate instrument of measurement for the gas
he had to pay for, which was most grievously required by the community,
and the means appointed for applying the benefits of that Act to the very
large body of gas consumers in the county of Middlesex, is that the
justices of the county should appoint an inspector or inspectors, and
determine the number of copies of the model gasholders to be stamped at
the Exchequer Office for the use of such inspectors.
In the Session of one thousand eight hundred and sixty another Act was
passed, intituled ‘An Act to amend the Act for Regulating Measures used
in the Sales of Gas,’ whereby the time for the previous Act to take
effect, with respect to the appointment of inspectors and some other
matters, was extended, and it was provided that the previous Act should
not come into operation in any county in England until the magistrates of
such county, in quarter sessions, should have resolved to bring such
county under the operation of the Act.
Your memorialists are informed that the magistrates or justices of
Middlesex have not only failed to take any steps whatever towards giving
the metropolis the benefit of correct measurement of gas, but have
absolutely refused to do so.
By the Amendment Act making the application of the law optional in
counties as contradistinguished from boroughs it was only intended to
relieve rural districts, where little or no gas is consumed, from the
expense of having inspectors in those districts, but there is nothing in
the Amendment Act to make it optional in boroughs; and your memorialists
do not call upon the justices of Middlesex to enforce it in the rural
districts, but in the densely populated metropolitan boroughs, and some
parishes.
If the justices do nevertheless consider that the option of bringing the
Act into operation in the metropolitan boroughs rests with them, the
public necessity for it is so great that they are bound in the
conscientious discharge of their magisterial duty to do all that is
necessary for that purpose.
Your memorialists therefore respectfully suggest and fervently hope that
your Worships will immediately proceed to carry into effect the said Act
within the boroughs of Marylebone, Finsbury, Tower Hamlets, Lambeth,
Southwark, and City of Westminster, and parishes not included in any
parliamentary borough, such as St. Luke, Chelsea, Hammersmith, and
Kensington.
Given under the common seal of the said Vestry, this 21st day of May,
1861,
CHAS. LAHEE,
Vestry Clerk.
APPENDIX No. 11.
DUST, ASHES, &c.
The Inhabitants are informed that the following arrangements have been
made by the Vestry for the removal of their refuse. The carts will
attend every week on the day named below in the streets comprised in the
area thereafter written:—
_Monday_.—The area comprised within the Kensington Canal, Fulham-road;
Park-walk and Milman’s-row; and the river. Together with the district of
Kensal Town, viz.:
Chapel-street. Little Davis’-place. _Kensal New Town_.
Chelsea-villas. Limerston-street. Bott’s-cottages.
Cremorne-road. Lott’s-lane. Cottage-place.
Davis’-place. Maude-grove. East-row.
Devonshire-cottages. Milman’s-row. Great
Western-cottages.
Edith-grove. New King’s-road. Harrow-road (part of)
Gertrude-street. Poole’s-lane. Kensal-road.
Gunter’s-grove. Riley-street. Middle-row.
Hobury-street. _St. Mark’s School_. Plough-lane.
Hob-lane. Victoria-grove. South-row.
Lackland-place. Winterton-place. Trinity-square.
Lackland-cottages. World’s-end-passage. West-row.
_Tuesday_.—The area comprised within Park-walk and Milman’s row; the
river; Church-street; and the Fulham-road. Together with the King’s-road
from end to end, viz.:
Ann’s-place. Duke-street. Park-terrace
Cottages.
Beaufort-street. King’s-road (East to Paultons-square.
West).
Camera-street. Lindsey-row. Paultons-street.
Camera-square. Little Camera-place. Rance’s-place.
Camera-gardens. Little Camera Street. Sun-court.
Camera Place. Lombard-street. The Vale.
Caroline-buildings. Mason’s-grove. Waterloo-place.
Church-street. Park-lane. White Hart-court.
Danvers-street. Park-road.
_Wednesday_.—The area comprised within Church-street; the river; the
Fulham-road; and Manor, Robert, and Sydney-streets, viz.:
Arthur-street. Jones’s-cottages. Oakley-crescent
North.
Barossa-place. Justice-walk. Phene-street.
Bond-street (from Lawrence-street. Read’s-place.
Sydney-street to
Arthur-st.)
Britten-street. Little Cheyne-row. South-parade.
Caledonia-street. Lordship-place. Stewart’s-grove.
Charles-street. Lordship-yard. _The Workhouse_.
Cheyne-walk (part of) Manor-gardens. Trafalgar-square.
Cheyne-row. Manor-street. Upper Cheyne-row.
Cook’s-ground. Margaretta-terrace. Wellington-street
(West part of)
Crooked Usage Oakley-street. York-mews.
Garden-grove. Oakley-square.
Grove-cottages. Oakley-crescent
South.
_Thursday_.—The area comprised within Manor, Robert, and Sydney-streets;
the Fulham-road; and College, Markham, and Smith-streets, to the river,
via.:
Albert-cottages. Eden-place. Pond-terrace.
Alpha-place. Elizabeth-street. Pratt’s-buildings.
Batcock’s-buildings. Godfrey-street. Queen’s-road West.
Bedford-terrace. Jubilee-place. Queen-street.
Blenheim-street. Kimbolton-cottages. Radnor-street.
Bond-street (to Kimbolton-row. Robinson-street.
Sydney-st.)
Brewer-street. King-street. Rouse’s-gardens.
Bury-street. Little Russell-street.
Blenheim-street.
Calthorpe-place. Little _School of
College-street. Discipline_
(Queen’s-road West).
Caversham-street. Leader street. Shawfield-street.
Christ Manor-buildings. Smith-terrace.
Church-terrace.
_Chelsea Hospital_. Marlborough-court. Steer’s-buildings.
Cheyne-walk (part of) Marlborough-place. Swan-walk.
Collingwood-street. Marlborough-street. Upper Manor-street.
Durham-street. Marlborough-square. Wellesley-grove.
Durham-terrace. Orms’s-place. Wellington-street
(East part)
Eatly’s-buildings. Paradise-walk. Wellington-buildings.
East-street. Paradise-street.
Eborall-place. Pond-place.
_Friday_.—The area comprised between Smith-street and the Eastern
Boundary; and the river; and the line of Whitehead’s-grove,
Cadogan-street, and Ellis-street, to the Eastern Boundary; viz.:
Anderson-street. George-place. _Royal Military
Asylum_.
Blacklands-street. George-street. Sloane square.
Blacklands-lane. Grove-place. Sloane terrace.
Blacklands-terrace. Green’s-row. South street
Bolton’s-gardens. Hemus-terrace. Symons street.
Bosbury’s-yard. Hooper’s-court, Lower Terrace court.
Symons-street.
Buck’s-place. John-street. Three Crowns court.
Bywater-street. Keppel-street South. Turk’s row.
Cadogan-terrace. Keppel-terrace. Union street.
Cadogan-street. Lawrence-yard. Union place.
Charles-street. Little Smith-street. Upper George street.
Chelsea Bridge-road. Little George-street. Victoria yard.
Chelsea-market. Lincoln-street. Walker’s cottages.
Chelsea-market-mews. Lower George-street. Walpole street
College-place. Lower Symons-street. Whitelands.
Coulson-street. Lower Sloane-street. _Whitelands School_.
Cumberland-place. Marlborough-rd. (from Whitelands lane.
Coulson-st. to
Cadogan-st.)
D’Oyley-street (to Markham-square. Whitehead’s grove.
No. 13 inclusive).
Dove-court. Mermaid-yard. White Lion street.
Draycott-place. Morby’s-yard. Wilderness row.
Draycott-street. New-road (from Wellington square.
Sloane-sq. to
Cadogan-terrace).
Draycott-terrace. New-court. Wood’s buildings,
George st.
Earl-street. Pavilion place.
Ellis-street. Queen’s road East.
Evans’-buildings. Rose and Crown court
Franklin’s-row. Royal Avenue terrace.
_Saturday_.—The area comprised between the Eastern Boundary and
College-street; and between the Fulham-road and the line of
Whitehead’s-grove, Cadogan-street, and Ellis-street; viz.:
Albert place. Hans street. Moore street.
Bull’s gardens. Hans place. New road (from
Cadogan terrace to
North st.)
Cadogan place. Harriett street. North street.
Caroline place. Harriett mews. Oakham street.
Charles street (part Hasker street. Orford street.
of)
Charlotte street. Henry street. Pavilion street.
Cross street. Hooper’s court, North Pentagon place.
st.
Cottage place. Ives street. Pont street.
Cumberland street. _Industrial Home for Princes street.
Girls_, 106, Sloane
street.
D’Oyley street (from James street. Regent street.
No. 14 to Little
Cadogan pl.)
Elizabeth place. Keppel street (from Richard’s place.
Whitehead’s grove,
Northward).
Elizabeth street. Little Cadogan place. Sloane street (from
Ellis st. to
Knightsbridge.)
Exeter buildings. Little Keppel street. Smith street.
Exeter place. Little Orford street Stanley street.
Exeter street. Lower North street. Walton place.
First street. Lowndes square. Walton street.
Francis street. Lowndes street (part William street (part
of) of)
Green street. Marlborough road William mews.
(from Cadogan street
to Fulham road).
Halsey street Milner street Wickham place.
Halsey terrace. Wood street.
_Ham Town School of York street.
Industry_, 103,
Sloane st.
Each dustman will wear a badge bearing a number, and in case of
impropriety of conduct on the part of any of the men employed, notice,
with particulars of the circumstances, should be sent to this office.
Vestry Hall, King’s-road, October, 1860.
(By order),
CHARLES LAHEE, Vestry Clerk.
APPENDIX No. 12.
_Return of Proceedings taken by the Vestry of Chelsea for the Removal of
Nuisances_, _and for the improvement of the Sanitary condition of the
Parish of Chelsea_, _from March_ 25_th_, 1860, _to March_ 25_th_, 1861.
* * * * *
PRESENTMENTS made by the Medical Officer of Health,
State of Houses. Yards & Water Supply. Drains & Nuisances. Ventilation. Overcrowding Slaughter Miscellaneous.
Cellars. Privies. Houses.
28 18 17 123 118 — — 14 61
COMPLAINTS made by Inhabitants, &c.
— — 11 59 36 — — — —