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Wandsworth 1898

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

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(42)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 a Offices,
and providing stabling accommodation, horses and harness, at the Parish Yard, Clapham, upon the security of the Rates in the District; £900 has been paid off.

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, 1899.

ACCOUNT.Balances on 25th March, 1898.BECEIPTS.EXPENDITUER.Balances on25th March, 1899.
In Favour.Against.From Overseers.Under Equalisation of Rates Act.Contributions towards Sewers.Private Brains.Making up New Roads.Establishment.Other Receipts.Total Receipts.Making up New Roads.Highways.Improvements.DustWatering.Construction of Sewers.Repairing Sewers.Cleansing Sewers.Private Drain and other Works.Lighting Public LampsSalaries (exclusive of Establishment Charges).Establishment Charges.School Board 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.
Clapham :
General Rate..57211023653710922301411..16146..28613101300944037234..1265115109769237992005117........100562..15631511102418015648188468123975711401201110..1318031(1)
Sewers Rate..107941015117....23323..7113686180140754..........1631113668113854262150199138..21313125646..4514618331018281911..121577(2)
Lighting Rate88094..3495116............3495116....................331479..........3314791061131..
New Roads, &c., Account9321611..........3041179....30411792309175............................23091751664173..
181363582819641048131022301411..2461693041179358741387744831617112309175126511510*976923799200511716311136681138542621501204191033147917779012812615648188514691158119475731611272610414395108
Putney:
General Rate..16652312219224969159..2980..1771258291432919816..7743158399492139411261810........13392..110191635419548155546506891762691519..2128401(3)
Sewers Rate..4311791566100..6219848536..445311752170510..........605219776151592297140585..15974158160..670031341324107413176..(4)
Lighting Rate767165..2720108..........15181273689....................3066117..........3066117437137..
New Roads, &c., Account.139608..........3567411....35674112282148..............................228214826801011..
21631711708401026479309691596219851411635674112216558561993767210228214877431583994921394112618106052197761515922971538177306611712601657940195481556135072109335881873532202128401
Streatham :
General Rate..88152353090022655130..2730..4121982279181158465149..167451228194540732400105........238677..1971831501722224287583177123815753962186..7788122(5)
Sewers Rate13610..1822173....1165106..103411103151319579............3421711392154547211121081..31448375610..29156323126353633..32788(6)
Lighting Rate240219..4720120..........1404721160...................4215144..........4215144290835..
New Roads, &c., Account.720936..........118751211....11875121113154131..............................13154131593034..
962412188152859633952655130..1192136118751211516472384180782581151315413167451228194540732400105..342171139215454721135961584215144228512111876140222428761312715628174869928838698116010
Tooting:
General Rate1033111..4268171356186..340..321811011244763100..1790171613122826439........96111..209198117197177982..142014689164685211..(7)
Sewers Rate25041..552104....3041111..846..86569............101186643135130269175..290529910....631054700568105..(8)
Lighting Rate282140..44195............44195....................70038..........7003823199..
New Roads, &e., Account.1020122..........2920136....29201361144181..............................314418179677..
258714..52621610356186..30715112920136412710112489901983144181179071613122826439..10118664a1 35130—365194700382390114795177982..1483119081186207408
Wandsworth:
Genral Rate..2505016941664522686184..36170..3201010268314114739263..138911911182226731683170........1006108..153603115417101731813610255527341924414303..2541129(9)
Sewers Rate35806..2670142....934185..802923610370922............714192900113484793998..182107288145..3110026125305612210101 06..
Lighting Rate1608156..410614..........11274117311........'............413966..........4139661581211..(10)
New Roads, &c., Account315274..........4385010....43850107932186..............................7932186..395104
5119342505016948441082686184..9711554385010400137271844596031327932861389119‡11182226731683170..714197290011348471946044139661718101014431231731813610561552996175927117525973525806131
£213080156778199808653989000662198323613125790911153714612449192328423228825195282326696980121697481172237116324990317152327765212915436310728193§554218366538442797199658661224386071976832696048
Loans..141271344529183476......................68(33 2281945..
Add Laon Fund Account 25/3/98 See "a"84375134Repayment of Loans See " B "763313410014200Add Loan Fund a/c 25/3/99. See "C"
10568313525483818411991032Deduct Balances against
Deduct amount of balances against56778199_6960248
Net Balance in Cash 25/3/984890413850307186Net Balance in Cash 25/3/99,
50307186
3051461610

(1) The amount of loan as against this balance is £16,995 10s. 11d
( 2) The amount of loan as against this balance is £2,563 2s. 8d.
(3) The amount of loan as against this balance is £25,724 19s. 11d.
(4) The amount of loan in addition to this balance is £1,300 15s. 0d.
(5) The amount of loan as against this balance is £19,035 19s, 9d
(6) The amount of loan as against this balance is £1,034 19s. 11d.
(7) The amount of loan in addition to this balance is £2,074 17s. 10d. £100,142
(8) The amount of loan in addition to this balance is £18 14s. 5d.
( 9) The amount of loan as against this balance is £30,370 11s. 8d.
(10) The amount of loan in addition to this balance is £1,022 7s. 11d.
(11) This loan was negotiated in June, 1868, at 4½ per cent. interest, to defray expenses of constructing new Sewers in Putney, upon security of the
Sewers Hates in Putney, to he repaid by 30 equal annual instalments. The loan has now been paid off.
(12) 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; £2,760 has been paid off.
(13) 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; £1,032 has been paid off.
(14) 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; £900 has been paid off.
(15) 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; £1,800 has been paid off.
(16) 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; £832 has been
paid off.
(17) 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 ; £505 has been paid off,
(18) 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; £5,250 has been paid off.
(19) 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 ; £742 has been paid off.
(20) 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; £490 has been paid off.
(21) 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 oyer Garratt Lane, Wandsworth, upon security of the Rates in the District, to be repaid by 30 annual
instalments; £350 has been paid off.
(22) 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 th® Rates in the District, to be repaid by 15 annual
instalments ; £1,832 has been paid off.
(23) This loan was obtained in May, 1888, at £3 10s. per cent. interest, to defray cost 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 ; £3,500 has been paid off.
(24) This loan was obtained in July, 1888, to defray contribution (one moiety) towards cost of widening London and South Western Railway Bridges
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; £1,470 has been paid off.
(25) 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; £900 has been paid off.
(26) 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; £540 has been paid off.
(2 7) 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 ; £1,336 has been paid off.
(28) 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; £600 has been paid off.
(29) 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; £997 has been paid off.
(30) 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 Kates in
the District; £360 has been paid off.
(31) 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; £300 has been paid off.
(32) 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. The loan has now been paid off.
(33) 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; £335 has been paid off.
(34) 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 Plant, upon the security of the Rates in the District; £3,125 has been paid off.
(35) 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; £1,544 has been paid off.
(36) 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; £350 has been paid off.
(37) 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; £376 has been paid off.
(38) 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; £200 has been paid off.
(3 9) 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; £268 has been paid off.
(40) 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; £4,000 has been paid off.
(41) This loan was obtained 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; £87 has been paid off.

ACCOUNT OF LOANS.

Balances owing by Board on 25th March, 1898.Amounts paid of in year ended 25th March, 1899Balances owiug by Board 011 25th March, 1899.
£8.d,£s.d.£s.d.
Clergy mutual Assurance Society(£20,000 Loan No. 20)(11)666134666134..
London County Council(£3,600 „ „ 21)(12)960001200084000
Ditto ditto(£1,400 „ „ 22)(13)41400460036800
Ditto ditto(£6,000 ,, ,, 29)(16)2220005200216800
Ditto ditto(£1,000 „ ., 30)(17)52800330049500
Ditto ditto(£7.000 „ „ 31)(18)21000035000175000
Ditto ditto(£2,800 „ „ 33)(19)2107004900205800
Ditto ditto(£700 „ „ 34)(20)24500350021000
Ditto ditto(£750 ,, ,, 35)(21)42500250040000
Ditto ditto(£2,500 „ „ 41)(22)835001670066800
Ditto ditto(£7,000 „ „ 42)(23)38500035000350000
Ditto ditto(£4,400 „ „ 43)(24)30770014700293000
Ditto ditto(£2,000 „ „ 45)(25)12000010000110000
Ditto ditto(£3,000 „ „ 46)(26)2520006000246000
Ditto ditto(£2,500 „ „ 48)(27)13310016700116400
Ditto ditto(£3,500 „ „ 51)(28)30000010000290000
Ditto ditto(£2,500 ,, „ 54)(29)16700016700150300
Ditto ditto(£1,200 „ „ 55)(30)90000600084000
Ditto ditto(£1,200 „ „ 56)(31)95000500090000
Ditto ditto(£2,600 „ „ 58)(32)5200052000..
Ditto ditto(£1,000 „ „ 59)(33)73200670066500
Ditto ditto(£5,000 „ „ 60)(34)25000062500187500
Ditto ditto(£2,700 „ „ 61)(35)15420038600115600
Ditto ditto(£2.100 „ „ 62)(36)1820007000175000
Ditto ditto(£2,500 ,, „ 63)(37)2218009400212400
Ditto ditto(£1,000 „ „ 64)(38)85000500080000
Ditto ditto(£3,600 „ „ 65)(39)3399006700333200
Ditto ditto(£7,000 „ „ 66)(40)400000100000300000
Ditto ditto(£1,500 „ „ 67)(41)1442002900141300
Ditto ditto(£1,500 „ „ 68)(42)900003000060000
Ditto ditto(£1,550 „ „ 69)(43)1498005200144600
Ditto ditto(£1,800 „ „ 70)(44)1740006000168000
Ditto ditto(£500 „ „ 71)(45)48000100047000
Ditto ditto(£2,100 „ „ 72)(46)2018004100197700
Ditto ditto(£6,600 „ „ 73)(47)64680013200633600
Ditto ditto(£2,100 „ „ 74)(48)18000030000150000
Ditto ditto(£1,500 „ „ 75)(49)1500005000145000
Ditto ditto(£3,000 „ „ 76)(50)30000010000290000
Ditto ditto(£1,000 „ „ 77)(51)100000500095000
Ditto ditto(£10,000 „ „ 78)(52)100000040600959400
Ditto ditto(£4,000 „ „ 79)(53)40000033000367000
Ditto ditto( £3,000 „ „ 80)(54)....300000
Ditto ditto(£5,000 „ „ 81)(55)....500000
Ditto ditto( £1,800 „ „ 82)(56)....180000
Ditto ditto( £11,600 „ „ 83)(57)....1160000
Ditto ditto( £2,000 „ „ 84)(58)....200000
TOTALS£162,60084,3751347,633134100,14200
• "A"" B ""C"

The total expenditure on Horses, &c. Account was, in Clapham £1,424 1s. 11d., distributed among
the following Accounts, viz,:-Highways, Improvements, Dusting, Watering, Private Works, and Sewers
Construction, Repairs, and Cleansing; and in Putney £738 14s. 7d., distributed among the following
Accounts, viz.:—Highways, Dusting, Watering, Private Works, Sewers Construction and Cleansing.
* Including the sum of £967 16s. 3d. on account of widening and wood paving Wandsworth Road,
Clapham, in addition to the loan of £3,000 obtained therefor. The London County Council have
promised to contribute £1,200 towards the cost of these works.
† Including the sum of £2,885 16s. 10d. 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 paid £3,000 on account of their contribution of £7,246 towards the cost of these
works.
‡ Including the sum of £523 19s. 5d. on account of widening Garratt Lane, Wandsworth, in addition to the
loan of £1,500 obtained therefor. The London County Council have promised to contribute
£742 15s. towards the cost of this work.
§ Including the sum of £125 11s. 3d. for interest on loan raised for purchase of land and erection of the
offices of the Board.
|| Exclusive of the sum of £125 11s. 3d. for interest on offices loan, included in Establishment charges.

ACCOUNT OF LOANS, SHOWING AMOUNT OWING, &c. BY EACH PARISH.

PARISH.Amounts owing 25th March, 1898.Amounts paid off in year ended 25th March, 1899.Amounts owing 25 th March, 1899.
£s.d£s.d£sd,
CLAPHAM10452001509001874300
PUTNEY1641213414901342652200
STREATHAM . ..20890001994001889600
TOOTING....200000
WANDSWORTH32771002290003048100
DISTRICT (Offices Loan)38500035000350000
Totals84,3751347,633134100,14200

(43) This loan was obtained in May, 1896, at £3 per cent. interest, to defray contribution (one-third) towards cost 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; £104 has been paid off.
(44) This loan was obtained in July, 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; £120 has been paid off.
(45) 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; £30 has been paid off.
(46) 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; £123 has been paid off.
(47) 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; £264 has been paid off.
(48) 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; £600 has been paid off.
(49) This loan was obtained in October, 1897, at £3 per cent. interest, to defray part of expenses of widening Garratt Lane at Dunt's Hill, Wandsworth, upon the security of the
Rates in the District; £50 has been paid off.
(50) 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; £100 has been paid off.
(51) 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; £50 has been paid off.
(52) 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; £406 has been paid off.
(53) 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; £330 has been paid off.
(54) This loan was obtained in April, 1898, at £3 per cent. interest, to defray part of expenses of widening Wandsworth Road, Clapham, and executing Wood Paving Works there
upon the security of the Rates in the District.
(55) This loan was obtained in July, 1898, at £3 per cent. interest, to defray expenses of Paving Works in several streets in Clapham, upon the security of the Rates in
District. .
(56) This loan was obtained in August, 1898, at £3 2s. 6d. per cent. interest, to defray expenses of providing underground conveniences in CJapham, upon the security of the Rates in
the District. .
(57) This loan was obtained in October, 1898, at £3 per cent. interest, to defray expenses of Wood Paving and Channelling Works in several streets in putney, upon the security of
the Rates in the District.
(58) This loan was obtained in March, 1899, at £3 2s. 6d. per cent. interest, to defray part of expenses of widening Mitcham Road and Merton Road, Tooting upon the security of the Rates in the District.