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Bethnal Green 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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REPORT
OF
The Proceedings of the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green, from
the 25th March, 1888, to the 25th March, 1889.
SCAVENGING AND WATERING ROADS.
As the existing contracts would expire in August, 1889, the
subject of the execution of the work after the expiration of the
contracts was referred, in February, to a Special Committee,
consisting of the members of the Works and Sanitary Committees.
The Sanitary Committee reported, that in order to complete the
distribution of Pails for Dust and House Refuse, 1500 more would
be required, and that it was desirable to have a stock from which
to supply, at cost price, householders desirous of having additional
pails, or of replacing those worn out, and recommended that 2000
more Galvanized Iron Dust Pails should be purchased. The
recommendation was adopted, making the total number bought
18,000.
COMPOSITION RATE.
A copy of the accounts of Mr. Churchwarden J. C. B. Richardson
will be found at page 46, and it will be seen includes the rate at ¾d.,
resolved on in July, 1887, and the rate at ½d., resolved on in
October, 1887.
The account was audited and passed, the item, Piggott Brothers,
£1 8s. 0d., being withdrawn.
A rate at ¾d. in the pound for the then current year was resolved
on in August, 1888, and was made accordingly.
LIABILITIES.
| £ | |
|---|---|
| Amount unpaid of Mortgages granted by the late Paving Commission, and chargeable on the General Rate | 7700 |
| Balance of Mortgage for £7000, borrowed of the London Life Association in April, 1869, for defraying the cost of Paving the Carriageway of Green street, and the unpaved portion of the Carriageway of Bethnal Green road, and to be repaid by twenty equal annual instalments, with interest at £5 per cent. per annum, to be reduced to £4 10s. per cent. per annum on payment of the instalments of principal and interest within thirty days after they respectively become due | 350 |
| Balance of Mortgage for £10,000, borrowed of the London Life Association in March, 1870, for defraying the cost of Paving Footways of "Old Streets," and to be repaid by twenty equal annual instalments, with interest at £5 per cent. per annum, to be reduced to £4 10s. per cent. per annum on payment of the instalments of principal and interest within thirty days after they respectively become due | 500 |
| Balance of Mortgage for £20,000, borrowed from the Metropolitan Board of Works in March, 1878, for defraying the cost of Paving the Carriageways of various streets, and to be repaid by twenty equal annual instalments, with interest at £3 15s. per cent. per annum | 9000 |
| Balance of Mortgage for £15,000, borrowed of the Metropolitan Board of Works in March, 1880, £13,000 for defraying the cost of Carriageway Paving, and cost of Footway Paving between the Parks, and £2000, for constructing Mortuary, and to be repaid by twenty equal annual instalments, with interest at £3 15s. per cent. per annum | 8250 |
| Balance of Mortgage for £14,000, borrowed of the Metropolitan Board of Works in November, 1881, for defraying the cost of Paving the Carriageways of various streets, to be repaid by twenty equal annual instalments, with interest at £3 15s. per cent. per annum | 9100 |
| Balance of Mortgage for £4500, borrowed of the Metropolitan Board of Works in March, 1882, for purchase of property in Digby street, and to be repaid by fifty equal annual instalments, with interest at £3 10s. per cent. per annum | 3870 |
| Balance of Mortgage for £15,000, borrowed of the Metropolitan Board of Works in October, 1883, for defraying the cost of Paving the Carriageways of various streets, and to be repaid by twenty equal annual instalments, with interest at £3 10s. per cent. per annum | 11,250 |
| Balance of Mortgage for £6000, borrowed of the Metropolitan Board of Works in April, 1885, for defraying the cost of Paving the Carriageways of various streets, and to be repaid by twenty equal annual instalments, with interest at £3 10s. per cent. per annum | 4800 |
| Amount borrowed of the Metropolitan Board of Works in December, 1887, for defraying the cost of Paving the Carriageways of various streets, and to be repaid by twenty equal annual instalments with interest at £3 10s. per cent. per annum | 1995 |
| Amount borrowed of the Metropolitan Board of Works in March, 1888, towards defraying cost of the Green Street Improvement, and to be repaid by twenty equal annual instalments with interest at £3 10s. per cent. per annum | 855 |
| 57,670 |