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

FIFTH REPORT OF THE Vestry of the Parish of Chelsea, IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, APPOINTED UNDER THE METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 1855.

Ordered to be printed September 24 th , 1861. LONDON: C. &amp; F. BELL, MACHINE PRINTERS, ( By Appointment to the Vestry of Chelsea ), 133, KING’S ROAD. 1861....

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FIFTH REPORT OF THE Vestry of the Parish of Chelsea, For the Year ended March 25th, 1861.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND ESTABLISHMENT ARRANGEMENTS. The result of the ward elections on the 29th of May, 1860, was to effect the following changes in the constitution of the board:— Retiring Members . Mr. BOWERS Mr. LEETE Mr. THIRST ,, BURTON ,, OSBORN ,, TILL ,, BUTT ,, PITT ,, WAIN ,, CARTER ,, PORTER ,, WATKINS ,, COMPTON ,, RABBITS WHITEHEAD ,, CURRY ,, E. RICHARDS ,, R. WOOD, and ,, GABLE ,, G. W. RICHARDS ,, YAPP. ,, JACKSON Members Re-Elected . Mr. BUTT Mr. LEETE Mr. THIRST ,, COMPTON

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APPENDIX No. 1. LIST OF VESTRYMEN, AUDITORS, AND OFFICERS, WITH PLANS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE WARDS.

All such parts of the said Parish of Chelsea as lie on the south side of the boundary line dividing the said parish from the parish of St. Mary Abbott’s, Kensington, in the Fulham-road, and on the west side of a line drawn from the point of the said boundary line in the Fulham-road, opposite the middle of Upper Church-street, in a southerly direction, along the middle of Upper Church-street, and along the middle of Church-street, to the south end thereof, and thence in the same direction to the

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APPENDIX No. 2.—A Return

Member of Metropolitan Board of Works W. Tite, Esq., M.P., 42, Lowndes-square. Treasurer Charles Hopkinson, Esq., 3, Regent-street. Solicitors Messrs. Lee &amp; Pemberton, 44, Lincoln’s Inn Fields. Vestry Clerk Charles Lahee, Vestry Hall, King’s-road. Clerk’s Assistants J. Eisdell Salway, J. Nichol, Vestry Hall. Medical Officer of Health Andrew Whyte Barclay, M.D., 23 a , Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, and Vestry Hall. Surveyor Joseph Pattison, Vestry Hall. Inspector of Nuisances Ealand Ald

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APPENDIX No. 3. A LIST OF THE PARISH OFFICERS Appointed at Easter, 1860.

Churchwardens . Thomas B. Diplock, M.D., 1, Sidney-street. Mr. Caleb Collier, 209, Sloane-street. Sidesmen . Mr. Edward Richards, 23, Danvers-street. ,, William Osborn, Woolhouse Cottage, Queen-street. Church Trustees . Mr. Samuel Sharman Dancocks, Fulham-road. ,, John Fisher, 60, Cadogan-place. ,, George Wain, 2, King’s-road. ,, Alexander Livingston, 8, King’s-road. ,, John Sparks Alexander, “King’s Arms,” Cremorne-road. Auditors of the Church Trustees ’ Accounts . Mr. William Newton Finch, 181

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APPENDIX No. 4. LIST OF COMMITTEES.

Name Ward No. Badcock Mr. 3 Birch — Blazdell 2 Breun 1 Callow Chelsea Viscount 3 Collier Mr. Compton Delany 1 Dunkley 4 Finch 2 Foy Gable Hall Hulse 2 Jones 3 Lawrence Leete 4 Livingston Miles Osborn Oxford Parker Perry 1 Rabbits 4 Roberts Robson 2 Sansum Shelton 3 E. O. Symons Thirst Tite, M.P. G. Todd J. Todd 2 Walker L. E. Wood Wright 4 Name Ward No. Alexander Mr. 1 Birch 3 Blazdell 2 Breun Butt Collier Delany Doubell 2 Dunkley 4 Finch Fisher 3 Foy 1 Gurney Hall Hulse 2 Hunt Lawrence Leete

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APPENDIX No. 5.

The Names and Places of Abode of the Rector, Incumbent of the Parish Chapel, Curates, Treasurers of the Charity Schools, Churchwardens, Sidesmen, Church Trustees, Representative Member of the Metropolitan Board of Works, Vestryman, Auditors and Officers under the Metropolis Local Management Act, Guardians of the Poor, Overseers, Relieving Officers, Medical Officers, Superintendent Registrar and Registrars of Births Deaths and Marriages, Vestry Clerk, Deputy Parish Clerk, Constables, Beadles, Eng

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APPENDIX No. 6. SALARIES, &c.

Return asked for by the Committee of Works and for General Purposes . Resolved that Mr. Tite be requested to move the House of Commons for a Return from each Vestry and District Board elected under the provisions of the Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855, setting forth:— 1. The Population in each Parish or District in 1851. 2. The Number of Houses. 3. The Superficial Area. 4. The Length of Streets, &amp;c. 5. The Value of the Property as Assessed to the County Rate. 6. The sum on wh

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APPENDIX No. 7

Page Ledger £ s. d. To Balance 214 19 0½ 217. To Sundries as per Journal, viz.:— Paving, viz., Roads.—Materials &amp; Contract Works 2516 11 8 Labour 326 1 9 Sundries 72 0 2 2914 13 7 Footways.—Materials &amp; Contract Works 549 6 11 Labour 124 16 0 Sundries 8 15 4 682 18 3 Cartage of Materials 295 16 0 3893 7 10 Lighting. Gas Consumed 3765 8 New Lights 17 7 11 Repairs 51 Law, &amp;c., Charges 296 16 4 Gas Enquiry 150 0 4281 6 Watering. Contracts 863 12 10 Labour 0 Sundri

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APPENDIX No. 8. SURVEYOR’S RETURN OF GENERAL WORKS.

MATERIALS. 2461 tons of broken granite used in repairing roads. 918 yards of flints ditto 444 ,, of gravel raised and used from Green’s Row. 270 ,, ,, used at Kensal New Town. 119 ,, ,, used at Kilburn Lane. 244 ,, of hogging raised and used from Poole’s Lane. PAVING.—The north footway of Green’s Row widened, the curb fixed in a straight line, and the channels on both sides of road paved. A new crossing laid down in Church Street, opposite Paultons Street. A gravel footway formed in Ann’s Plac

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APPENDIX No. 9. CHELSEA BRIDGE ROAD.

CORRESPONDENCE SINCE LAST REPORT. 801. From A. Austin , Esq. , to the Vestry Clerk . Office of Works, &amp;c., S.W., 5th March, 1861. Sir,—The attention of the First Commissioner of Her Majesty’s Works, &amp;c., having been drawn to the bad state of that portion of the road, leading from Lower Sloane-street to the New Suspension Bridge, which is in the parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, I am directed by him to request that you will move the Vestry of that parish to cause immediate measures to

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APPENDIX No. 10 LIGHTING.

To the Justices for the County of Middlesex . The Memorial of the Vestry of the Parish of Chelsea in the County of Middlesex, Sheweth , 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 t

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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-cott

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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 &amp; Cellars. Water Supply. Drains &amp; Privies. Nuisances. Ventilation. Overcrowding Slaughter Houses. Miscellaneous. 28 18 17 123 118 — 14 61 COMPLAINTS made by Inhabitants, &amp;c. 11 59 36 PROCEEDIN

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APPENDIX No. 13. LIST OF SLAUGHTER HOUSES IN THE PARISH, Licensed October, 1860.

No. Name . Situation of Slaughter House . 1. Henry Flack At the rear of 137, King’s road. 2. James Robert Pollard Britten mews. 3. John Grant At the rear of 38, King’s road. 4. Thomas Symons ,, Alpha House, Fulham road. 5. Thomas Betts Garner ,, 1, Mason’s place. 6. Matthew Reynolds ,, his house, Kensal town. 7. Samuel Dancocks ,, 4, Hollis place. 8. Joseph Cobb, jun. ,, 20, Queen’s road West. 9. William Henry Vickers ,, 3, Duke street, 10. Joseph Cobb ,, 52, King’s road. 11. Henry Morris ,, 42,

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APPENDIX No. 14.

CHARGES UNDER THE HEAD OF “SEWERS WORKS.” March 25 th , 1860, to March 25 th , 1861. Page Ledger £ s. d. 219. To Sundries as per Journal, page 74. Construction of Sewers 149 6 5 Private Drains 31 14 1 Gullies 56 10 9 Cleansing Sewers:— Flushing 3 11 0 Day Work, &amp;c. 118 18 2 122 9 Incidentals 47 17 1 Cartage and Horsehire 9 15 Establishment for Share of Charges under that Head 428 11 4 £846 7 REVENUE UNDER THE HEAD OF “SEWERS WORKS.” March 25 th , 1860, to March 25 th , 1861. Page Ledge

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APPENDIX No. 15. SURVEYOR’S RETURN OF SEWERAGE WORKS.

Sewers constructed. Not any. Private Drains. Twenty-eight connected with sewers, upon application of the owners. Repairs and Alterations to Gullies. Three new Gullies connected with brick sewers in Markham-square, and one connected with the pipe sewer in College-place. Repairs and Alterations to Sewers. The open Sewer adjoining the footway on the south side of the Harrow-road, westward of the eastern boundary, covered over, and a public nuisance abolished. Gullies cleansed. Two hundred and eight

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APPENDIX No. 16.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE BALANCE RESPECTING THE LATE CHELSEA IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION. On the 25 th day of March , 1861. Page Ledger £ s. d. 153. To Compensation to late Officer 144 0 271. Share of Expenditure under the head of “Establishment,” being 5 per cent. on £144 7 4 Balance 248 19 3 £400 * * * * * 210. By Balance 376 17 6 293. Precept dated March 30, 1858, Surplus 2 4 5 294. Ditto Sept. 28, 1858, ditto 19 0 Ditto Dec. 18, 1857, ditto 1 23 5 9 £400 3...

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APPENDIX No. 17. STATEMENT RESPECTING THE LATE CHELSEA IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION.

On the 25 th day of March , 1861. Page Ledger. £ s. d. 199. To Balance 18531 8 6 92. Compensation to late Officer 20 0 241. Interest on the above Balance at 4¼ per cent. 696 7 6 271. Establishment for share of Expenses under that head, being 5 per cent. on £716 7s. 6d. 35 16 0 £19,288 12 By Precepts, viz.: 293. Dated Mar. 15, 1859, Surplus 4 6 295. ,, Sept. 13, 1859, ditto 5 14 294. ,, Sept. 28, 1858, ditto 37 9 ,, Dec. 18, 1857, ditto 24 5 298. ,, Mar. 13, 1860, ditto 1150 0 306. ,, Oct. 23,

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APPENDIX No. 18. THE VESTRY HALL.

REPORT OF THE DINNER COMMITTEE. Vestry Hall, January 15th, 1861. To the Vestry of the Parish of Chelsea . Gentlemen,—We, the subscribers hereto, members of your committee appointed to carry out the arrangements for giving proper effect to your resolution of the 23rd October last, to inaugurate the opening of this hall with a public dinner, have the pleasure to present the following brief account of our stewardship. As so many of you were present upon the occasion, it is almost superfluous to say

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APPENDIX No. 19. METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACT.

Suggestions for its Amendment . Offices,—Manor House, King’s Road, S.W. 25th March, 1858. Sir,—In connexion with the subjoined letter, I have been directed to transmit for your consideration as a member of the Committee of Works and for General Purposes, certain general heads for amendment. Of the meeting for the discussion of the same, and of any others which may appear to you desirable, you will be specially advised. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, Charles Lahee , Vestry C

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APPENDIX No. 20. CHELSEA CHARITIES.

The Articles in the West Middlesex Advertiser referred to in Mr. Druce’s letter at page 20, in the Report . April 7, 1860. The peculiar position in which the parish of St. Luke’s, Chelsea, at the present moment stands, induces every one interested to prevent by every possible means the occurrence of future discord arising from what may in after years be difficult to correct. Probably for many years, no period has ever existed in which the parish of Chelsea has been more dependent on the wise ac

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APPENDIX No. 21. CREMORNE GARDENS.

Report of the Committee of Works and for General Purposes . Board Room, Manor House, September 24th, 1860. To the Vestry of the Parish of Chelsea. Gentlemen,—We, the undersigned, of your Committee of Works and for General Purposes, beg to present the following special report upon the resolution passed by you on the 11th instant (25):— “That the Committee of Works be requested to consider the whole question relating to Cremorne Gardens as to past proceedings, present injury and annoyance to the p

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APPENDIX No. 22.

Report of a Committee appointed to investigate the State of the Town Meadows called “ The Lotts ,” April 18 th , 1834. “We have seen the land, and behold it is very good.”—Judges xviii. 9. Mr. Chairman,—Agreeably to the Resolution passed at the last Board relative to the appointment of a Committee to go and view the meadow-land called “the Lotts,” I have now to inform you, Sir, and the Committee at large, that we proceeded thither on Friday morning, and upon arrival, we found the gates locked up

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APPENDIX No. 23. CHELSEA HOSPITAL GROUNDS.

To the Right Honourable William Cowper , M.P. , Chief Commissioner of Her Majesty’s Works and Public Buildings . The Memorial of the Vestry of the Parish of Chelsea, in the County of Middlesex, Sheweth , That your Memorialists are sensible of, and grateful for, the benefit which has resulted to their parish and to the public from the improvements which have of late years been made in the grounds of the Royal Hospital, and from their having been thrown open for the recreation and resort of the cr

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APPENDIX No. 24. THAMES EMBANKMENT.

To the Right Honorable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled . The Petition of the Vestry of the Parish of Chelsea in the County of Middlesex, Sheweth , That there is now pending before your Honorable House a Bill entitled “A Bill to continue the Duties on Coal and Wine by the Corporation of London.” That the provisions of the said Bill appear to your petitioners to be pre-eminently calculated to accomplish a great object—viz., the Embankment of the River Thames, and to provid

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APPENDIX No. 25. HORSE RIDE IN KENSINGTON GARDENS.

To the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty . The Memorial of the Vestry of the Parish of Chelsea in the County of Middlesex, Humbly Sheweth , That the Vestry aforesaid, believing that the admission of the riding public into Kensington Gardens, however it may conduce to the recreation of equestrians, is inconsistent with the comfort and the safety of the public in general who visit the gardens, and that the riding public have already great and numerous facilities for horse exercise, pray that your Maj

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APPENDIX No. 26. LOCAL MAGISTRACY.

The Vestry Clerk to the Lord Lieutenant . 13th February, 1861. My Lord Marquis,—I am instructed by this Vestry to transmit to your Lordship a copy of a resolution passed by them at a late meeting. Resolved,—That the parish of Chelsea, having been deprived of the services as Magistrates of three gentlemen by death, and another being about to retire from parochial duties, it is important for the interest of the parish, that other gentlemen should be appointed in their place, therefore, that the ve

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APPENDIX No. 27. PAROCHIAL ASSESSMENTS BILL.

To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled . The petition of the Vestry of the Parish of Chelsea, in the County of Middlesex, Sheweth , 1. That a Bill has been introduced into your honourable House, intituled, “A Bill to Amend the Law relating to Parochial Assessments in England.” 2. That your Petitioners view with much alarm many of the provisions of the said Bill. 3. That your Petitioners humbly submit that the present law on the

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APPENDIX No. 28.

Houses and Population in Superintendent Registrar’s District, on March 31st, 1851, and on April 8th, 1861. Inhabited Houses. Population Enumerated. Increase or Decrease in the Number of Persons between 1851 and 1861. Excess of Registered Births over Registered Deaths in ten years. 1851. 1861. Increase. Decrease. 1851–61. 7591 8318 56,538 63,423 6885 — 4302 Some other Statistics of Chelsea . Date of Census. POPULATION. Inhabited Houses By how many Families. Uninhabited Houses. Persons employed in

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APPENDIX No. 29. ENFRANCHISEMENT OF THE PARISH OF CHELSEA.

Statistics laid before Lord Palmerston on the 5 th March , 1861. The united parishes of Chelsea and Kensington, according to the census in 1851, contained a population of upwards of 100,000 persons; and they are now rated under Schedule A to the income and property tax, at £693,860. Of the total number of cities and boroughs in the United Kingdom, returning members to parliament, fifteen only are rated higher to the income and property tax than Chelsea and Kensington, while 240 are rated at a le

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APPENDIX No. 30. WATER COMPANIES’ ACCOUNTS.

Account of Receipt and Expenditure of all Rates or other Monies levied under the Chelsea Water Works Act, 1852, from 25th March, 1859, to 25th March, 1860. RECEIPT. £ s. d. Water Rents 53350 5 2 Sundry Receipts 171 0 £53521 (Signed) W. Geo. Brett, Governor . EXPENDITURE. £ s. d. Management, Office Expenses, Law Charges, &amp;c. 6471 4 Rates and Taxes 3566 16 0 Working Expenses 10883 9 11 Interest on Loans 6342 2 Dividends on New Share Capital at 4½ per cent. and on Old Share Capital at 3

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APPENDIX No. 31 THE VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF CHELSEA IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX

An Account in abstract , shewing the Receipt and Expenditure of the said Vestry , under the Metropolis Local Management Act , 1855, for the year ending on the 25 th day of March, 1861, under the several distinct heads of Receipt and Expenditure with a Statement of the allowance of the Auditors . Pursuant to the 196 th Section of the 18 th and 19th Vict. , cap. 120. RECEIPTS. £ s. d. Cash Balance in Treasurer’s hands 2542 8 7 Rates— Order of the Vestry to the Guardians of the Poor, dated M

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APPENDIX No. 32. CHARGES UNDER THE HEAD OF ESTABLISHMENT.

March 25 th , 1860, to March 25 th , 1861. Folio Ledger 271. Salaries £1011 14 0 Rent, Taxes, Insurance, &amp;c. 89 18 Office Expenses, Furniture, Cleaning, &amp;c. 32 4 6 Books, Stationery, Printing, &amp;c. 246 3 Sundries 98 16 9 Stamps for Contract 11 2 0 Law Charges 195 17 10 Expenses of— Committees and Officers 88 4 11 Coffee Room 32 12 5 120 17 4 £1806 16 8 271. By Hire of the Hall: Balance after Payment of Expenses £78 1 Stamps for Contracts repaid 12 15 0 Inspector’s Costs

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APPENDIX No. 33. REPORT OF THE AUDITORS, 1860.

We, the undersigned Auditors of Accounts of the Vestry of Chelsea for the year ending March 25, 1860, present the following report thereon:— We feel that the accounts submitted to us are not only clear and correct in themselves, but that they also appear to be presented in a much simpler and more convenient form than in previous years, although there still appears to be room for improvement in those departments which relate to the expenditure incurred under the direction of the Surveyor. We esp

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APPENDIX No. 34. INTEREST ACCOUNT.

Dr. 1860. June 6. To W. Soare, Interest of Loan to date 24 3 4 Sep. 11. Do. do. 11 19 2 Dec. 6. 45 0 81 2 6 Sep. 13. J. H. France, do. 11 13 7 British Empire Mutual Life Assurance Society, Half-year’s Interest on Loan to date 200 0 Do. to March 25th, 1861 193 5 8 393 1861. March 25. W. Soare, Interest to date 27 12 6 London Life Association Interest to June 30, 1860 217 6 8 Do. Sep. 30, 1860 203 15 0 Do. Dec. 31, 1860 Do. Mar. 25, 1861 190 3 4 815 0 £1328 14 3 Cr. 1860. July 1. By Cash

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APPENDIX No. 35.

A Statement of all Arrears of Rates owing to the Vestry of the Parish of Chelsea , in the County of Middlesex , on the 25 th day of March , 1861, pursuant to the 192 nd and 196 th sections of the Metropolis Local Management Act , 18 th and 19 th Vic. , cap. 120. Page Ledger. 284 Order for Rates, dated 18th March, 1856, Balance, General 288 6 8 Local, Chelsea 216 13 4 ,, Hans Town 33 6 8 533 286. Order for Rates, dated July 22nd, 1856, Balance, General 288 3 297. Order for Special Sewers Rates,

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APPENDIX No. 36.

A Statement of all Moneys ( excepting Rates ) owing to the Vestry of the Parish of Chelsea , in the County of Middlesex , on the 25 th day of March , 1861, pursuant to the 192 nd and 196 th sections of the Metropolis local Management Act , 18 th and 19 th Vict. cap. 120. Page. Ledger. 21 The Westminster District Board of Works Composition for Repairs top of Sloane Street 1 0 34 H. N. Compton Rent Charge, Symons Street 36 C. Bagley Damage to Lamp 4 12 52 West Middlesex Water Works Company Repai

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APPENDIX No. 37.

A Statement of all Mortgages and Interest on the same , owing by the Vestry of the Parish of Chelsea , in the County of Middlesex , on the 25 th day of March , 1861, pursuant to the 192 nd and 196 th sections of the Metropolis Local Management Act , 18 th and 19 th Vict. , cap. 120. Page Ledger. 308. The London Life Association— Principal £19000 0 Interest 190 3 4 19190 195. W. H. Soare, Esq.— Principal 2000 0 Interest 27 12 6 2027 229. British Empire Mutual Life Assurance Company— Principal 9

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APPENDIX No. 38.

A Statement of all other Debts and Liabilities owing by , and claims upon , the Vestry on the same day . Page Ledger. 16. George Thompson &amp; Son Pumps £49 10 0 20. G. Barnes Smiths’ Work 15 4 46. W. Druce Coals and Coke 39 3 5 77. E. Holland Wheelwright 45 2 6 90. W. Davis Scavengers’ Brooms 12 3 92. D. Kink Compensation for loss of office 4 11 96. C. Rawlings Rent of Depôt, Alpha Place 10 0 104. H. Morrison Oilman’s Goods 5 116. Nicholls Brothers Repairs to Pumps 25 15 11 124. P. Han

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APPENDIX No. 39. BALANCE SHEET.

March 25th, 1861. LIABILITIES. £ s. d. To Loan Creditors 31075 5 0 General Creditors 5054 19 1 The late Hans Town Commission 248 3 The Metropolitan Board of Works, amount of Precepts 6027 2 5 Do. do. Rates raised by the Guardians of the Poor in excess of sums named in various former Precepts 876 10 £48,283 7 ASSETS. £ s. d. By the late Chelsea Improvement Commission 17117 11 4 General Debtors 1306 9 Guardians of the Poor:— Arrears of Orders (Local) 4882 15 do. (Metropolitan Board of Works) 4676

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APPENDIX No. 40.

A Statement of the amount of all Contracts entered into by the Vestry of the Parish of Chelsea , in the County of Middlesex , during the year ending on the 25 th day of March , 1861, pursuant to the 192 nd and 196 th Sections of the Metropolis Local Management Act , 18 th and 19 th Vic. , cap. 120. 1860. £ s. d. April 10. (31.) A Contract or Agreement with James A. Forbes for the occupation of Manor House by the Vestry from Midsummer, 1860, to Michaelmas, 1860, at a Rent for the Quarter of 18 15

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APPENDIX No. 41. BYE LAWS.

The Vestry of the Parish of Chelsea , in the County of Middlesex . For Regulating the Business Proceedings at Vestry Meetings . 1. Two clear days’ notice of every alternate Vestry Meeting (as hereinafter explained) shall be sent by the Vestry Clerk to each Vestryman, at his usual or last known place of abode; and such notice shall state the time and place of such meeting, and the business to be transacted, so far as the same is known, in its appointed order. Provided that whenever the period o

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