The Fulham District Board of Works (also known as the Board of Works for the Fulham District) was a board of works for the Fulham District, that comprised the civil parishes of Fulham and Hammersmith, from 1855 to 1886.
History
Establishment In 1855, following the passing of the Metropolis Management Act 1855, the parishes of Fulham and Hammersmith were combined for civil purposes as the Fulham District, governed by the Fulham District Board of Works. This coincided with the parishes becoming part of the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works.
The Fulham Vestry and Hammersmith Vestry continued to exist as a non-administrative vestries with their main responsibility to appoint members to the Fulham District Board of Works in June each year.
24 members of the district board came from the Hammersmith Vestry and 15 from the Fulham Vestry. The board nominated one member to the Metropolitan Board of Works.
Abolishment The Metropolis Management Amendment Act 1885 made provision for the Fulham District Board of Works to be dissolved. A local inquiry was held on 16 March 1886 to apportion assets between the two vestries. On 25 March 1886, the board was dissolved and the administrative vestries of Hammersmith and Fulham were incorporated.
Board members
1855 Elections for the first board were held on 28 November 1855. The elected members and officers were:
Fulham Name Address Ariel, J., Esq. William Street Cosheal, J. York End Flicker, R. Church Street Gladman, C. Vale Place Guazzaroni, J. J. North End Hamilton, J. North End Johnson, R. North End King, W., Esq. Bridge Street Lammin, W. H. Walham Green Matyear, W. Crab Tree Potter, W. London Road Pitts, G. Walham Green Porter, J. R. Walham Green Scholfield, J. North End Thatcher, W., Esq. North End
Hammersmith Name Address Ainsworth, W. F. Esq. Ravenscourt Square Aldridge, T. H. Shepherd's Bush Axton, G. Norland Road Brown, G. Westcroft Place Brown, G. King Street Chapman, W. H. New Road Chalmers, J. Grove Lane Crookes, J. Brook Green Clark, F. L. King Street Fitchew, W. Willoughby House Hunt, J. Broadway Haber, H. New Road Hurst, J. J., Esq. Brook Green Ter. Johnson, W. Broadway Munday, J. Gold Hawk Terrace Neal, H. Gold Hawk Terrace Osmond, S. King Street Phillippart, Sir J. College House Periy, R., Esq. St. Peter's Square Richardson, C., Esq. Uxbridge Road Smith, T. M. Elm Grove Simpson, W. Queen Street Wells, W. Brook Green Walmsley, R. Middle Mall
Other Officers Representative to Metropolitan Board: V. Stevens, Esq., Brook Green, Hammersmith Medical Officer of Health: F. J. Burge, Esq., New Road, Hammersmith Surveyor: Mr. A. C. Bean, Shaftesbury Road, Hammersmith Clerk: Mr. W. Lovett, Broadway House, Hammersmith Inspectors of Nuisances: Mr. W. Richmond, Walham Green Mr. J. Lawrance, Brook Green Lane
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