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Mile End 1869

The thirteenth annual report of the Vestry of the Hamlet Mile End Old Town in the county of Middlesex

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Abstract of General Purposes Account.

For the year ending 25th March, 1869

RECEIPTS.£s.d.EXPENDITURE.£s.d.
Amount of Calls made upon Overseers and paid1195000Cleansing and Scavenging122286
Amount received from Overseers, being the amount collected by them up to the 25th March, 1868, in excess of the amount of the precepts issued to them for general purposes965143Making-up and repairing roads and footpaths,including materials and incidental expenses63521511
Paving Works, under contract104355
New water carts, repairs to water carts, repairs to hydrants and hose113158
Amount received from various persons for miscellaneous Paving Works4434Rent of Wharf, 5 quarters15000
Amount received from Owners of property in Longfellow Road, towards the paving thereof167120Interest on Mortgage debt transferred from the Commercial Road Trustees107100
Interest on £1000 balance of Loan of £5000 from Mr. Buxton48150
Ditto ditto Latimer Street15000Repayment of balance of that Loan100000
Ditto ditto (William Street South6000Interest on balance of Loan of £4000 from the Star Life Assurance Society1071410
Amount received from Mr. McCarthy, for 01d Iron1176Eighth Instalment of the principal of that loan20000
Amount received from Mr. Stephens, Contractor for the removal of dust under his Contract with the Vestry1500Amounts returned to owners of property in Alma Road, Salisbury Street, and Wilson Street, being amounts paid by them in excess, towards cost of paving those places107199
Amount received from Mr. Poole, towards the cost of widening the North end of White Horse Lane5000Printing4370
Amount of Interest on Drawing Account at London and Westminster Bank12147Stationery38135
Improvement of White llorse Lane2627137
Gas to Establishment, and Gas, Fittings24136
Carried forward£13426118Carried forward£13188127