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A History of the County of Oxford
A History of the County of Oxford
… housing had been built before the war under the limited powers then available, thereafter the UDC embarked on several …
A History of the County of Oxford
… century it still appointed a bellman or beadle with police powers, though responsibility was by then shared with the … In 1895 most of the vestry's residual local government powers were appropriated by the newly established urban … vestry's civil functions, together with the few residual powers of the moribund manor court, passed to an elected …
A History of the County of Essex
… until c. 1850. 70 Wivenhoe vestry used its few remaining powers after 1834 actively: a nuisance removal committee was … A town council with a mayor as chairman retained limited powers. 78 PUBLIC SERVICES. An engine which may have been a …