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Fulham 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT.
As previously stated, this account was opened in 1888, with a
view of providing for small items of improvement works of a
permanent nature, instead of carrying them to a Loan Schedule
Account to be charged to future rates.
Statement of Cost of Town Hall Building, &c.
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of Freehold land (Elton Villa site) | 2,869 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Vendor's Solicitor's cost | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Vestry's Solicitor's cost | 34 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 2,924 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cost of building, &e. C. Wall's building account | 23,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
| ,, Actions re ancient lights | 224 | 9 | 8 | |||
| ,, St. Pancras Iron Co. Porch, &c. | 159 | 0 | 0 | |||
| ,, W. Hemingway, boiler, lightning conductor, &c. | 96 | 7 | 4 | |||
| ,, S. Seaton, half cost of party wall | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| ,, Vestry constructing coal cellar | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 23,505 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Furniture, fittings, &c. Giles & Co.'s Contract and extras | 2,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
| ,, Benhain and Froud, gas fittings, &c. | 619 | 3 | 1 | |||
| ,, B. Verity and Sons, do. | 71 | 14 | 0 | |||
| ,, Yates,Hay wood Co., coil cases,&c. | 315 | 11 | 8 | |||
| ,, W. Marks, furniture, &c. | 200 | 10 | 0 | |||
| ,, Maple & Co., chairs | 58 | 9 | 7 | |||
| ,, G. & J. May, clocks | 34 | 14 | 0 | |||
| ,, R. White & Sons, notice board | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| ,, W. Fairhead, brass checks | 8 | 6 | 8 | |||
| ,, T. Biggs, sailcloth coverings | 36 | 10 | 0 | |||
| ,, W. Hemingway, small tables | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||
| ,, Vestry, erecting stage, small hall. | 26 | 14 | 0 | |||
| ,, C. E. Brammer, vice, bench, &c.. | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||
| ,, W. Ham, valance, felt, &c | 3 | 12 | 9 | |||
| 3,384 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Incidental costs: | ||||||
| Prizes for design, and fee for awarding same | 131 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Expenses re public exhibition of drawings | 53 | 6 | 0 | |||
| G. Edwards, Architect, commission and profession charges on building and furnishing | 1,536 | 8 | 5 | |||
| 1,720 | 19 | 5 | ||||
| £31,535 | 0 | 0 | ||||
CONTRIBUTIONS TO LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS.
The only item under the heading received by the Vestry during
the past year, is on account of purchasing and laying out Recreation
Ground at corner of Crown Road and Fulham Palace Road, London
County Council, £5,529.
LOAN SCHEDULE.
During the past year no application for a Loan for Scheduled
works was made to the London County Council, but on last year's
Schedule the Council has granted Loans to the amount of £2,600,
being less than one half of the amount applied for.
HAMMERSMITH VESTRY.
During the year 1892-93, the total sum of £541 17s. 4d. has been
paid to the above Vestry, being for the year's superannuations to
retired officials of the late Fulham District Board of Works, and for
part maintenance of Hammersmith Road.
LOCAL TAXATION RETURNS.
Under 23 and 24 Victoria, c. 51, and 40 and 41 Victoria, c. 66, it
is enacted that every Vestry, District Board, &c., shall make a return
annually of the sums levied or received by or in interest of rates,
taxes, &c., and of the expenditure thereof, to one of Her Majesty's
Principal Secretaries of State.
Under the above Acts, the Statistical Department of the Local
Government Board issue, during the month of July in each year, a
form embracing the various heads of receipts and expenditure, and
of loans, &c., employed by local authorities. In July, 1892, forms
(in duplicate) for the Local Taxation Returns were received by this
Vestry, and referred to me to fill up. This was duly done, and on
my presenting same to the Finance Committee, they instructed the
Clerk to return the form to the Local Government Board.