Fifth Report of the Vestry of the Parish of Chelsea in the County of Middlesex, Appointed Under the Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855: 1860-1Lahee, Charles
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Fifth Report of the Vestry of the Parish of Chelsea in the County of Middlesex, Appointed Under the Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855: 1860-1
Lahee, Charles
Chelsea (London, England) -- History -- 19th century; Chelsea (London, England) -- Politics and government
turnpike road, under and subject
to the restrictions and
provisions hereinafter contained;
that is to say, seven days’
previous notice, with a full
description of any intended
works, shall be left at the
office of the Commissioners or
trustees of the road; and the
party doing the works shall cause
all openings in the road to be
effectually secured and fenced,
and affix, and maintain lights
during the night near to the
place where the ground is open,
so as to prevent accidents: and
the said commissioners or
trustees are hereby absolved from
all liability in respect of any
accident arising in consequence
of such works; and the party
doing the works shall restore
every road so opened or broken up
to its original state as to
surface and materials, and in
order to meet the future expenses
consequent on the subsidence of
materials newly filled in, shall
pay to such commissioners or
trustees, on demand, such sum as
they shall require for such
purpose, not exceeding one
shilling for every superficial
square yard, and, so far as the
works affect the same, shall make
good all drainage, paving of
water channels, kerbs of
footpaths, and other matters and
things connected with the
maintenance of the road; and in
default the surveyor of the said
commissioners or trustees may
cause the necessary work to be
done; and in all cases of expense
incurred by any such surveyor, on
the default of the party doing
the works, such party shall pay
such expense to the commissioners
or trustees, on demand.
XLIII. The Metropolitan Board _These powers to be extended to
may order any person on their vestries and district boards_.
behalf from time to time to C. of Wks. M.B. Vol. 2. Fo.
inspect any of the rates for the 51.
relief of the poor in any parish
or place within the limits of the
said Act, and every district
board may order any person on
their behalf to inspect any rate
for the relief of the poor in the
parishes in their district, or
either of them, and the books in
which are contained the
assessments by which the same are
made, and to take copies thereof,
or any part or parts thereof, or
extracts therefrom respectively.
And it shall be lawful for the
said Metropolitan Board and
district boards respectively by
order in writing to require the
vestry clerk, overseer,
collector, or other person having
the custody or control of such
rate or books as aforesaid of any
parish or place to furnish within
such period, not being less than
seven days, as shall be limited
in such order, a true copy of
such rate book, or of such part
or parts of the rate book in his
or their custody, as shall be
specified in such order, on
payment or tender for such copy
at the rate of sixpence for every
twenty-four names (inclusive of
all the particulars in the
several columns of the rate, so
far as such particulars have
reference to such names
respectively); and such copy
shall be examined and signed by
such vestry clerk, overseer,
collector or other person, and
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