[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard].

  • St. Leonard Shoreditch (London, England). Parish Council.
Date:
1877
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: City of London, London Metropolitan Archives

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    8 his intention of disallowing all brokers' expenses charged upon the rates, unless they were irrecoverable from the parties:— In all cases where a Warrant of Distress is issued for the recovery of a Poor Rate, the person against whom the same is issued shall be liable to pay the cost of such Warrant, and of the Broker or other officer for his attendance to make the levy, although such person may tender the amount of the Rate before any levy is made—[39 & 40 Vic., cap. 61, sec. 31.] Acting upon the principle sanctioned by the Act, that those who require the broker should pay for him, that functionary is empowered by the Warrant to charge three shillings for his attendance, even though the rates may be tendered before a levy is made. Those who have had to pay this charge naturally consider themselves aggrieved, but as this charge is not made until some days after the Sessions are held, and only after a final notice fixing the latest day for payment, the charge (except in cases of real poverty, which the Collectors are not expected to press without further instructions) must be regarded as a penalty for the ratepayer's negligence, and therefore no great hardship. It is probable that when the system of close collection becomes better understood among the parishioners it will seldom be necessary to employ brokers as assistant collectors. RAILWAYS, &c. No new powers have been applied for in the present Session in respect to Railways, but the North Metropolitan Tramways Company has applied for powers to extend the New North Road Tramway to Islington, and the Kingsland Road and Hackney road lines to the City, near to Bishopsgatc Church. The Vestry gave its consent to the former, but refused it to the latter. Ultimately, upon the opposition of the Metropolitan Board, the Shoreditch extension was limited to a point near the Bethnal Green Road, in the Shoreditch High Street.