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Lewisham 1857
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham District]
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Statement of the Immediate Liabilities and Available Assets of the Board of Works for the Lewisham District,
on the 25th March, 1858.
LIABILITIES.
PARISH OF LEWISHAM.
| General Purposes. | £ | 8. | d. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tradesmen's Bills, Salaries, &c. | £232 | 10 | 2 | |||
| E. Eagleton—Loan and Interest | 1015 | 0 | 0 | |||
| To amount borrowed* | 1201 | 6 | 9 | |||
| 2448 | 16 | 11 | ||||
| Lighting. | ||||||
| Lewisham Village—Phoenix Gas Company | 73 | 13 | 9 | |||
| Sydenham—Crystal Palace District Gas Company | 261 | 12 | 6 | |||
| Watering Roads—Blackheath | 27 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Sewerage Purposes. | ||||||
| Of the District Board,— | ||||||
| Tradesmen's Bills, &c. | £40 | 16 | 9 | |||
| Law Charges (Estimate) | 500 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 540 | 16 | 9 | ||||
| 139 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| Of the Metropolitan Board,— | ||||||
| The whole Parish | 929 | 8 | 6 | |||
| The "Ravensbourne District" | 10,312 | 19 | 10 | |||
| The "Greenwich District" | 1985 | 11 | 11 | |||
| HAMLET OF PENGE. | ||||||
| Sewerage Purposes. | ||||||
| Metropolitan Board Expenses | 250 | 5 | 9 | |||
| £16,970 | 1 | 2 | ||||
ASSETS.
PARISH OF LEWISHAM.
| General Purposes. | £ | s. | d. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Precepts | £3000 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lambeth Water Works Company. | 26 | 18 | 5 | |||
| 3026 | 18 | 5 | ||||
| Lighting. | ||||||
| Lewisham Village Precept outstanding | 300 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sydenham Outstanding Precepts | 1000 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Watering Roads—Blackheath ditto | 200 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sewerage Purposes. | ||||||
| Of the District Board,— | ||||||
| Private Works | 200 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Frontage Drains | 175 | 15 | 4 | |||
| Of the Metropolitan Board,— | ||||||
| The whole Parish (cash in hand) The "Ravensbourne District" | 501 | 15 | 7 | |||
| 2351 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| The "Greenwich District" | 395 | 1 | 4 | |||
| HAMLET OF PENGE. | ||||||
| Sewerage Purposes. | ||||||
| Metropolitan Board Expenses (cash in hand) | 135 | 2 | 7 | |||
| Balance of Cash in hand | 654 | 11 | 4 | |||
| 8029 | 16 | 1 | ||||
| £15,768 | 14 | 5 | ||||
Note.—The Deficit arises upon the liabilities on the former Ravensbourne and Greenwich Districts, in respect of which the Board are
authorised to, and will borrow, £8692 4s. 8d., repayable by annual instalments, extending over a period of 20 years.
* For Sewerage Works, but applied to General Purposes.