The Municipal Council on July 6 endorsed a recommendation submitted by the Education Board that a request from the Association, for the Education of Street Children for the free use of the Council's school premises during the summer months, for the purpose of establishing classes for poor children, be not complied with. Rejection of the request was based on the grounds, among others, of the danger of later infection of the regular pupils resulting from verminous infestation of the premises.
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