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Wandsworth 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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APPENDIX A.
THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE WANDSWORTH DISTRICT.

Account in detail, showing the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the year ended March 25th, 1898.

ACCOUNT.Balances on 25th March, 1897.RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE..Balances on 25th March, 1898.
In Favour.Against.From Overseers.Under Equalisation of Rates Act.Contributions towards Sewers.Private Drains.Making up New Roads.Establishment.Other Receipts.Total Receipts.Making up New Roads.Highways.Improvements.Watering.Repairing sewers.Cleansing Sewers. 0Private brain and ther Works.Lighting Public LampsSalaries (exclnsive of Establishment Charges).Establishment Charges.School Board Kxpenses.School Board Election Expenses.Interest on Loans.Sundries.Total Payments.In Favour.Against.
Paid by Owners.Paid by board.
£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.
Clapham : General Rate..75781253 8400921875194..3586..208151111111111416321410..12768197..37341971971210........98127..149997797295384038605354839201883850146..5721102 (1)
Sewers Rate..843172180000....329189....11002183129............133581524112453113071711..19518510958..•631001491851447411..10794 (2)
Lighting Rate114373..300000......• •....300000....................32621711......•....3262191082094..
New Roads, &c., Account1600171..........3548198....354819842161910..........................•....421619109321611..
274444842297432001921875194..3657335481082601911111311150365734216191012768197..37341971971210..1335815241124531112920632621711169580996855384038605417183107017147428721813635828196
Putney: General Rate..5493662100612382168..15100..1286115951362356785..7418142573211312471541070182........162162...115613454415119376210521364059104211492759053..1665231 (3)
Sewers Rate..131431170437....30002..3216201722036103..........3110108161030192205137359711..16672136311..•10199411571154411..431179 (4)
Lighting Rate141316..16291711......• •....21650151....................£29602..........229602767165..
New Roads, &c., Account••399173••......3484....34841661688181..............................1688181139608..___
14131672076102434018982168..3151023484160160771616107307399916881817418142*5732113124715410701823110l08161030192205137522412296021323066801910937621052136506197463104327298521631/117084010
Streatham : General Rate..72571010479761582217190..2116..2931182105111526141811..150760118321023602792173154........116255..19861631377123.1401127120191374101352865046185..881528 (5)
Sewers Rate..11721733761104....736163..73711123744695110............4811854564457848763166..304160....*668251317350817913610..(6)
Lighting Rate1913175..4561104........, .....4561104....................407360......*....407360240219..
New Roads, &c., Account2356126..........14313121....14313121946111..........................*....946111720936..
4270911843(81562991642217190..75717914313121366197222818576185329461111507001118321023606792173154..48118545644578481926111407360229112317220421401127120191440921865101675041339624121881528
Tooting : General Rate661311..408062292142..150..231726506446330..1436310..192511215109........47140..21021115151747539166..116161409015101033111..(7)
Sewers Rate711310..4981010....7815..5194..582117............77118421701475176127..28191128155..•11260724041425041..(8)
Lighting Rate270147..5601611............6601611....................548176..........548176282140..
New Roads, &c., Account..3265........2759176....275917617061811..•............• •................170618111020122358714
1003124326651391311292142..79652759176291666506836690170618111436310..192511215109..771184217014751124675481762392014316101747539lb61126117336750137258714..
Wandsworth : General Rate..14761903642623230462..33130..2301721846141408411212833421462144265076162403........944135..1510166113615816842979415181514919301034184616..2505169 (9)
Sewers Rate34514..253021....773010..67144224633831..........l539108257131026326723165..16952284310..• •331209818233702785806..
Lighting Rate1875165..379532..........137977t• •..................406482..........4064821608156..
New Roads, &c., Account908158..>>....••....102661410....1026614it802329..........................* *....802329315274..
3129130147691904275176230462..806131010266141028811618712858288168023291283342‡ 1462144265476162403..153910825713102632616689104064821680181420196168429794151849692029855730315051193425050169
£ 125611138862911171732158751264..2324150343740111061516894141223945562509708495331109027159114261705574311023413393919314399955332111424599722945|| 4964411647511063644¶221663554692211716175213080156778199
Loans..••• •......••••2820000,,2950611§ 14736910371124........••••........••••••21397191..
Add Loan Fund Account 26/3/97 See "A"Repayment of Loans See " B"94400084375134Add Loan Fund a/c 25/3/98. See "C"
6561513439314 4 6242554166105683136Deduct Balance against
Deduct amount of balances against7817614656778199
38862911^48904138Net Balance in Cash 25/3/98
Net Balance in Cash 25/3/97393144b29146910248904138
291459102

(1) The amount of loan as against this balance is £10,528 6s. 5d.
(2) The amount of loan as against this balance is £831 11s. 7d.
( 3) The amount of loan as against this balance is £14,892 6s. 4d.
(4) The amount of loan as against this balance is £2,078 4s. 11d.
( 5) The amount of loan as against this balance is £21, 061 5s. 6d.
(6) The amount of loan in addition to this balance is £1,105 6s. 4d.
(7) The amount of loan in addition to this balance is £83 0s. 2d.
(8) The amount of loan in addition to this balance is £20 15s. 0d.
(9) The amount of loan in addition to this balance is £32,674 1s. 8d..
(10) The amount of loan in addition to this balance is £1,100 15s. 5d.,
£84,375 13s. 4d.
(11) This loan was negociated in way, 1867, at 47/8 per cent, interest, to defray expenses of constructing new Sewers in Streatham, upon security of
the Sewers Rates in Streatham, to be repaid by 30 equal annual instalments. The loan has now been paid off.
(12) This loan was negotiated in May, 1867, at 4 7/8 per cent, interest, to defray expenses of constructing new Sewers in Tooting, upon security of the
Sewers Rates in Tooting, to be repaid by 30 equal annual instalments. The loan has now been paid off.
(13) This loan was negociated in October, 1867, at 4½ per cent, interest, to defray expenses of constructing new Sewirs in Clapham, upon security of
the Sewers Rates in Clapham, to be repaid by 30 equal annual instalments. The loan has now been paid oft.
(14) This loan was negociated in June, 1868, at 4½ per cent. interest, to defray expenses of constructing new Sewers in Putney, upon security of the
Sewers Rates in Putney, to be repaid by 30 equal annual instalments; £19,333 6s. 8d. has been paid off.
(15) This loan was obtained in April, 1876, at £3 18s. 6d. per cent, interest, for the purchase of Frogmore Wharf, Wandsworth, upon security of the
Rates in the District, to be repaid by 30 annual instalments; £2,640 has been paid off.
(16) This loan was obtained in December, 1876, at 3¾ per cent, interest, to complete the purchase of Frogmore Wharf, Wandsworth, upon security of
the Rates in the District, to be repaid by 30 annual instalments: £986 has been paid off.
(17) This loan was obtained in December, 1880, at 4 per cent, interest, to defray expenses of constructing a new Sewer in Atkins Road, Clapham, upon
security of the Rates in the District, to be repaid by 30 equal annual instalments; £850 has been paid. off.
(18) This loan was obtained in March, 1881, at 4 per cent, interest, to defray expenses of constructing a new Sewer at Roehampton, upon security of
the Rates in the District, to be repaid by 30 equal annual instalments; £1,700 has been paid off.
(19) This loan was obtained in December, 1883, at £3 10s. per cent, interest, to defray expenses of widening Wandsworth Lane (Putney Bridge Road),
at its junction with High Street, Putney, upon security of the Rates in the District, to be repaid by 58 annual instalments; £780 has been
paid off.
(20) This loan was obtained in December, 1883, at £3 10s. per cent, interest, to defray expenses of widening High Street and Red Lion Street,
Wandsworth, upon security of the Rates in the District, to be repaid by 30 annual instalments; £472 has been paid off
(21) This loan was obtained in December, 1883, at £3 10s. per cent, interest, to defray expenses of Paving Works in Wandsworth Road and High
Street, Clapham, upon security of the Rates in the District, to be repaid by 20 annual instalments; £4,900 has been paid off.
(22) This loan was obtained in July, 1884, at £3 10s. per cent, interest, for the purchase of the Parish Yard, Wandsworth Road, Clapham, upon
security of the Rates in the District, to be repaid by 57 annual instalments ; £693 has been paid off.
(23) This loan was obtained in July, 1884, at £3 10s. per cent. interest, to defray expenses of erecting buildings in the Parish Yard, Clapham,
upon security of the Rates in the District, to be repaid by 20 annual instalments; £455 has been paid off.
(24) This loan was obtained in March, 1885, at £3 10s. per cent. interest, to defray contribution (one moiety) towards cost of widening London and
South Western Railway Bridge over Garratt Lane, Wandsworth, upon security of the Rates in the District, to be repaid by 30 annual
instalments; £325 has been paid off.
(25) This loan was obtained in March, 1888, at £3 10s. per cent. interest, to defray expenses of embanking the towing path of the River Thames
at Putney, and constructing a footway and carriage road thereon upon security of the Rates in the District, to be repaid by 15 annual
instalments; £1,665 has been paid off.
(26) This loan was obtained in May, 1888, at £3 10s. per cent, interest, to defray coat of purchase of land and erection of new offices for the Board,
upon security of the Rates in the District, to be repaid by 20 equal annual instalments ; £3,150 has been paid off.
(27) This loan was obtained in July, 1888, to defray contribution (one moiety) towards cost of widening London and South Western Railway Bridge
over .North street, Birdhurst Road, Wandsworth Lane (Putney Bridge Road), Point Pleasant, and York Road, Wandsworth, upon security of the Rates in the District,
to be repaid by 30 annual instalments; £1,323 has been paid off.
(28) This loan was obtained in October, 1889, at £3 10s. per cent. interest, to defray expenses of widening High Street and South Street, Wandsworth, upon security of the Rates
in the District, to be repaid by 20 equal annual instalments; £800 has been paid off.
(29) This loan was obtained in April, 1890, at £3 10s. per cent. interest, for the purchase of a wharf at Bell Lane, Wandsworth, upon security of the Rates in the District, to be
repaid by 50 equal annual instalments; £480 has been paid off.
(30) This loan was obtained in December, 1890, at £3 10s. per cent, interest, to defray expenses of constructing a dock, wharf, and bridge at the mouth of the Beverley Brook,
Putney, upon security of the Rates in the District, to be repaid by 15 annual instalments ; £1,169 has been paid off.
(31) This loan was obtained in June, 1892, at £3 10s. per cent. interest, to defray cost of purchase of Parish Yard and Offices, Streatham High Road, upon security of the Rates in
the District; £500 has been paid off.
(32) This loan was obtained in July, 1892, at £3 10s. per cent. interest, to defray expenses of Wood and York Stone Paving and Kerbing Works in High street, Wandsworth, upon
security of the Rates in the District. The loan has now been paid off.
(33) This loan was obtained in November, 1892, at £3 10s. per cent, interest, to defray expenses of erection of Stabling and other buildings on the Parish Wharf, Putney, upon the
security of the Rates in the District; £830 has been paid off.
(34) This loan was obtained in February, 1893, at £3 10s. per cent, interest, to defray cost of Sewerage Works in several streets in Wandsworth upon the security of the Rates in
the District; £300 has been paid off.
(35) This loan was obtained in March, 1893, at £3 10s. per cent. interest, to defray cost of the purchase of property for widening The Chase, Clapham, upon the security of the Rates
in the District; £250 has been paid off.
(36) This loan was obtained in May, 1893, at £3 10s. per cent. interest, to defray expenses of Wood Paving and Kerbing Works at Clapham Common, South Side, upon the security
of the Rates in the District. The loan has now been paid off.
(37) This loan was obtained in October, 1893, at £3 10s. per cent. interest, to defray expenses of Wood Paving Works in High Street, Wandsworth, upon the security of the
Rates in the District; £2,080 has been paid off.
(38) This loan was obtained in December, 1893, at £3 10s. per cent. interest, to defray expenses of Footpaving and Channelling Works in several streets in Wandsworth, upon the
security of the Rates in the District; £268 has been paid off.
(39) This loan was obtained in May, 1894, at £3 10s. per cent interest, to defray expenses of erection of Stabling and other buildings at the Parish Yard, Clapham, and the purchase
of Horses, Carts, and other riant, upon the security of the Rates in the District; £2,500 has been paid off.
(40) This loan was obtained in July, 1894, at £3 10s. per cent. interest, to defray expenses of Wood Paving Works in Streatham High Road, upon the security of the Rates in the
District; £1,158 has been paid off.
(41) This loan was obtained in July, 1894, at £3 10s. per cent. interest, to defray cost of purchase of The Feathers Wharf, Wandsworth, upon the security of the Rates in the
District; £280 has been paid off.
(42 ) This loan was obtained in November, 1894, at £3 10s. per cent, interest, to defray expenses of erecting, fitting up, and furnishing the Wandsworth Surveyor's offices, upon the
security of the Rates in the District; £282 has been paid off.

ACCOUNT OF LOANS.

Balances owing by Board on 25th March, 1897.Amounts paid off in year ended 25th March, 1898.Balances owing by Board on 25th March, 1898.
£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
Customs Fund Office( £42,500 Loan No. 16) (1 1)14161341416134..
Ditto ditto( £2,000 „ „ 17) (1 2 )6813466134..
Clergy Mutual Assurance Society( £24,000 „ „ 19) (1 3 )8000080000..
Ditto ditto( £20,000 „ „ 20) (14 )133368666134666134
London County Council( £3,600 „ „ 21) (15 )1080001200096000
Ditto ditto( £1,400 „ „ 22) (16 )46000460041400
Ditto ditto( £1,500 „ „ 25) (17 )70000500065000
Ditto ditto( £3,000 „ „ 26) (18 )14000010000130000
Ditto ditto( £3,000 „ „ 29) (19 )2272005200222000
Ditto ditto( £1,000 „ „ 30) (20 )56100330052800
Ditto ditto( £7,000 „ „ 31) (21 )24500035000210000
Ditto ditto( £2,800 „ „ 33) (2 2)2156004900210700
Ditto ditto( £700 „ „ 34) (23 )28000350024500
Ditto ditto( £750 „ „ 35) (24)4500025004250o
Ditto ditto( £2,500 „ „ 41) (25)1002001670083500
Ditto ditto( £7,000 „ „ 42) (26)42000035000385000
Ditto ditto( £4,400 „ „ 43) (27)32240014700307700
Ditto ditto( £2,000 „ „ 45) (28 )13000u10000120000
Ditto ditto( £3,000 ,, ,, 46) (29 )258000600025200 n0 n
Ditto ditto( £2,500 „ „ 48) (30 )149800167003000Au
Ditto ditto( £3,500 „ „ 51) (31)31000010000O'lUWU0
Ditto ditto( £1,300 „ „ 53) (32)2600026000..
Ditto ditto( £2,500 „ „ 54) (33)18360016600167000
Ditto ditto( £1,200 „ „ 55) (34)96000600090000
Ditto ditto( £1,200 „ „ 56) (35)100000500095000
Ditto ditto( £1,010 „ „ 57) (3 6)2000020000..
Ditto ditto( £2,600 „ „ 58) (37)1040005200062000
Ditto ditto( £1,000 „ „ 59) (38)79900670073200
Ditto ditto( £5,000 „ ,. 60) (3 9)31250062500250000
Ditto ditto(£2,700 „ „ 61) (40)19280038600154200
Ditto ditto( £2.100 „ ,,62 (41)1890o07000182000
Ditto ditto( £2,500 „ 63) (42)2312009400221800
Ditto ditto( £1,000 „ „ 64) (43)90000500086000
Ditto ditto( £3,600 „ ,,65) (44)3466006700339900
Ditto ditto(£7,000 ,, ,, 66) (45)50,00oo100000400000
Ditto ditto( £1,500 „ „ 67) (46)1471002900144200
Ditto ditto( £1,500 „ „ 68) (47)1200003000090000
Ditto ditto( £l,550 „ „ 69) (48)1550005200149800
Ditto ditto( £1,800 „ „ 70) (49)1800006000174000
Ditto ditto(£500 „ „ 71) (50)49000100048000
Ditto ditto(£2,100 „ „ 72) (51)2059004100201800
Ditto ditto(£6,600 „ „ 73) (52)..13200646800
Ditto ditto(£2,100 „ „ 74) (53)..30000180000
Ditto ditto(£1,500 „ ,. 75) (54)... .150000
Ditto ditto(£3,000 „ „ 76) (55). .. .300000
Ditto ditto(£1,000 77)(56)... .100000
Ditto ditto(£4,000 79) (5 7). .. .1000000
Ditto ditto(£500 „ „ 71) (58). .. .400000
TOTALS£210,00065,615 "A"1349,440 " B"0084,375 "C"134

The total expenditure on Horses, &c. Account was, in Clapham £1,427 7s. 9d., distributed among
the following Accounts, viz,:— Highways, Dusting, Watering, Private Works, and Sewers Construction,
Repairs, and Cleansing; and in Putney £826 18s. 10d., distributed among the following Accounts, viz.:—
Highways, Improvements, Dusting, Watering, Private Works and Sewers Cleansing.
* Including the sum of £5,684 1s. 6d. on account of widening Lower Richmond Road and Upper
Richmond Road, Putney, in addition to the loan of £6,600 obtained therefor. The London County
Council have promised to contribute £6,615 towards the costs of these works.
t Including the sum of £570 5s. 4.1. tor widening Streatham Hill and Streatham High Road, and
expenses incidental thereto in connection with the extension of the tramways from Telford Avenue
to the Tate Public Library; this sum was paid by the London Tramways Company. Also
including the sum of £369 16s. 8d. for widening Streatham Hill Railway Bridge; the London
County Council have contributed £115 towards the cot»t of this work.
‡ Including the sum of £321 10s. on account of widening Garratt Lane, Wandsworth, in addition to the
loan of £1,500 obtained therefor. The London Council hare promised to contribute £742 15s.
towards the cost of this work.
§ Including the sum of £3,691 3s. 4d. on account of widening West Hill, Wandsworth; and the sum of
£1,950 on account ot extension of York Road to Red Lion Street, Wandsworth; the Loudon
County Council have promised to contribute £3,000 towards the cost of the latter improvement.
|| Including the sum of £137 16s. 3d. for interest on loan raised for purchase of land and erection of new
offices.
¶ Exclusive of the sum of £137 16s. 3d. for interest on offices loan, included in Establishment charges.

ACCOUNT OF LOANS, SHOWING AMOUNT OWING, &C.

BY EACH PARISH.

PARISH.Amountsowing 25th March, 1897.Amounts paid off in year ended 25th March, 1898.Amounts owing 25th March, 1898.
£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
clapham11911002459001045200
putney1130268148913416412134
streatham1389413430041342089000
TOOTING6613466134
WANDSWORTH24241002070003277100
DISTRICT (Offices Loan)42000035000385000
Totals65,6151349,4400084,375134

(43) This loan was obtained in March, 1895, at £3 10s. per cent. interest, to defray expenses of re-constructing sewer in Streatham High Road and compensation to Lambeth Vestry
for draining into sewer in Brixton Hill, upon the security of the Rates in the District; £150 has been paid off.
(44) This loan was obtained in may 1895, at £3 5s. per cent, interest, to defray cost of purchase of land for slop-shoot at Southfields, Wandsworth, upon the security of the Rates in
the District; £201 has been paid off.
(45) This loan was obtained in June, 1895, at £3 5s. per cent interest, to defray expenses of Wood Paving Works in Streatham High Road, upon the security of the Rates in the
District; £3,000 has been" paid off.
(46) This loan was obtained of in February 1896, at £3 Per cent, interest, to defray cost of purchase of land for slop-shoot at Ashlone Road, Putney, upon the security of the Rates in
the District; £58 has been paid off .
(47) This loan was obtained in April 1896, at £3 per cent. interest, to defray cost of purchase of land for widening Park Place, Clapham, furnishing the Clapham Surveyor's Offices,
and providing stabling accommodation, horses and harnes at the Parish Yard, Clapham, upon the security of the Rates in tile District; £600 has been paid off.
(48) This loan was obtained in May, 1896 at £3 per cent. interest, to defray contribution (one-third) towards coat of widening railway bridges in Boundaries Road Bedford Hill,
Tooting Bec Road, and Mitcham Lane Streatham, upon the security of the Rates in the District; £52 has been paid off.
(49) This loan was obtained in J uly, 1896 at £3 per cent. interest to defray expenses of constructing a river wall at the Feathers Wharf, Wandsworth, upon the security of the
Rates in the District; £60 has been paid off.
(50) This loan was obtained in October, 1896, at £3 per cent. interest, to complete purchase of land for slop shoot at Ashlone Road, Putney, upon the security of the Rates in the
District; £20 has been paid off.
(51) This loan was obtained in December, 1896, at £3 per cent. interest, to defray cost of purchase of land for slop shoot at Southfields, Wandsworth, upon the security of the Rates
in the District; £82 has been paid off.
(52) This loan was obtained in July, 1897, at £3 per cent. interest to defray part of expenses of Widening Lower Richmond Road and Upper Richmond Road, Putney, upon the
security of the Rates in the District; £132 has been paid off.
(53) This loan was obtained in July, 1897, at £3 per cent. interest, to defray expenses of Wood Paving Works in South Street, and York Road, Wandsworth, upon the security of
the Rates in the District; £300 has been paid off.
(54) This loan was obtained in October, 1897, at £3 percent, interest, to defray part of expenses of Widening Garratt Lane at Dunt's Hill, Wandsworth, upon the security of the
Race in the District.
(55) This loan was obtained in November, 1897, at £3 per cent, interest, to defray part of expenses of forming a new street from York Road to Red Lion Street, Wandsworth, upon
the security of the Rates in the District.
(56) This loan was obtained in December, 1897, at £3 per cent, interest, to defray expenses of Channelling Works in several streets in Clapham, upon the security of the Rates.
in the District.
(57) This loan was obtained in February, 1898, at £2 17s. 6d. interest, to defray cost of purchase of land and erection of Streatham Dust Destructor at Tooting, upon the security
of the Rates in the District.
(58) This loan was obtained in February, 1898, at £3 per cent. interest, to defray expenses of various Paving Works in several streets in Wandsworth, upon the security of the
Rates in the District.