Little-Known Right Used To End Nuisance
Received Thursday, 7 p.m. LONDON, June 29. A ratapayer has this weelt, for the lirst time itt the history of the London County Council, invoked _ his right to aslc the full council to sit as a court of appeal. This procedure is so littlo t known that the. chairman had. to ex- ... plain it'to' members. ■ The appellant, James Hooper, a former policeman, persuaded the coun cil to ilphold his claim for an injunttion I'estrainiilg the landlord of a
neighboui'ing public-house from alloWing loud music to bfe played on hi premises ht night. Mr. Hooper said he lived ndxt dop1 to the Noah's Ark in Blackfriars Roatl, and was continually kept awake by thf playing of a piano and drums and b people singing through a microphone This often continued till half-past ter at night, and as he and his family had tO tise Oarly in the mol'ning they govery little sleep. After hearing Mr. Hooper, the coun cil agreed to attach certain conditionF to the licence of the Noah's Ark which would regulate the playing of music. One member of the council described the microphone as the "eurse of tlie 1 modern age*"' • » I
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Chronicle (Levin), 1 July 1949, Page 5
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