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Mile End 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]

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9 JULY, 1890. 109
(1) That your Surveyor brought up and read a Report for
Book your committee beg to refer your Board to his Report
That your Committee invited and considered tenders (with
samples) for supply and delivery of oil for the steam road
roller from
Messrs. Parsons, Fletcher, & Co.
„ French, J. & Co.
„ Snowdon, Sons, & Co.
and „ Garden & Co.
and resolved to recommend—That the tender of Messrs.
French & Co. to supply one hogshead of lard oil at 4/- per
gallon, and one hogshead of lubricating oil at 2/3 per gallon,
be accepted.
(2) That your Committee considered notice of action from
Messrs. H. Kelly & Co., (solicitors) on behalf of Mr. John
Francis Purdey, for damage for alleged accident for injuries
received by him at the corner of Ben Jonson Road, opposite
Stepney Square, and your Committee resolved to recommend
—That your Board deny liability in the matter.
(3) That your Clerk read letter of the 27th June last, from the
London County Council, stating that the Council had approved
of the amended plan submitted by Mr. J. T. Newman on behalf
of the Estates Committee of the London Hospital, for
the formation of a street 30 feet wide for foot traffic, to lead
from Commercial Road to Fordham Street, to be named
Parfett Street, as shown on accompanying plan, upon condition
that the proposed buildings abutting 011 such street be not
more than 26 feet 6 inches high from the level ol the pavement
to the highest part of the parapet ot such buildings, that
no barriers be at any time erected or other obstructions caused
to the free use by“ the public of the said street, and upon
other conditions therein named.
Signed
rowland hirst,
j. t. calton.
jas. andrews.
Moved by Mr. Hirst seconded by Mr. Coker and resolved
—That the Report be received.
Moved bv Mr. Hirst seconded by Mr. Coker and resolved
—That the' Report be adopted and it was resolved accordingly.
VIII. The Report of Committee No. 3 was brought up as follows:
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
Report of Committee No. 3.
For Drainage, Sewerage and Nuisances.
Wednesday, 9th July, 1890.
Your Committee beg to report that they met on Wednesclay,
the 2nd day of July, inst., there being present messis .