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Mile End 1873
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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REPORT
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mite End Old Town.
Gentlemen,
I. have now the pleasure of laying before you
a statement of the various works which have been
executed under my supervision during the year ending
March, 1874.
In this period you have carried out works of greater
importance and magnitude than have ever been constructed
within the Hamlet in a like period.
In my report last year, I drew attention to the fact
that it was resolved to pave the whole of the carriageway
of the Mile End and Commercial Roads, and
expressed a hope that in this report I should be enabled
to chronicle the completion of these very important
and heavy works. I am happy now to be able to record
their entire and satisfactory completion.
Never have the Vestry studied better the interests
of the inhabitants than they have in raising the money
at a very low rate of interest, and paving the two main
arteries of the East of London.
The increasing traffic upon these principal lines
of communication to Essex and the various Docks,
List of Contracts
| DATE. | NAME OF CONTRACTOR. | SUBJECT OF CONTRACT. | AMOUNT PAID OR TO be PAID TO CONTRACTOR. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1873 | s. | d. | |||
| March 30 | Henry Gardner | Supply of Horses, Carts and Drivers, for One Year, ending 25th March, 1874. | 2451 | 10 | 8 |
| „ 30 | James Rollinson | Removal of Dust, for One Year, ending 25th March, 1874 | 1294 | 0 | 0 |
| July 16 | The Val de Travel's Asphalte Paving Company (Limited) | For supply and laying down about 4,000 feet of Asphalte paving on footpaths, Mile End Road | 859 | 13 | 7 |
| „ 28 | John James Griffiths | For supply and laying down certain stone in the carriageway of Mile End Road, and for executing certain other work in other streets or roads in the Hamlet | As per Schedule of Prices, | ||
| „ 31 | James Fennings | For Supply of 1500 tons of broken Guernsey Granite ... | 1109 | 3 | 7 |
| December 4 1874. | The Société Francaise des Asphaltes, Limited | For supply and laying down about 1,000 yards of Asphalte Paving on footpaths in Mile End Road | 314 | 11 | 9 |
| March 25 | Henry Gardner | For supply of horses, carts, and drivers for one year, to 25th March, 1875 | According to Schedule of Prices | ||