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Paddington 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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borough of paddington. report, 1891 . 92.
| tender accepted. | name of contractor. | nature of contract. | price. |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5th, 1891 | Mr. Joshua Knights | or the supply of about 770,000 Wood Paving Blocks | At £5 17s. 6d. per 1,000. |
| Do. | Messrs. Robins & Co. | Do. 4,500 sacks of Portland Cement | At 2s. 11d. per sack. |
| August 4th, 1891 | Messrs. Radford & Co. | Do. Coal and Coke | As per Schedule of Prices. |
| Do. | Mr. Henry Covington | Do. 800 yards Thames Shingle for | At 5s. 6d. & 6s. cubic yd. |
| Do. | Mr. Henry Conolly | Frosty roads. For the execution of certain Electric Lighting | £180. |
| October 20th, 1891 | Messrs. J. Idiens & Sons | Works at the Vestry Hall. For the supply of Hay, Straw and Clover | As per Schedule of Prices. |
| Do. | Messrs. G. Reynolds & Son | Do. Oats, Beans, Maize and Bran | Ditto |
| For the supply of Sifted Gravel | At 3s. 5d. per ton. | ||
| December 1st, 1891 | Messrs. Wm. & Joseph Studds | At 3s. 2½d. per ton. | |
| For the reception of Road Scrapings, &c. | At 2s. 6½d. per ton. | ||
| Do. Soft Core | At 3s. 5½d. per ton. | ||
| January 19th, 1892 | Mr. John Bentley | Do. Hard Core For the construction of a Public Underground | At 3s. 4½d. per ton. |
| Convenience at junction of Walterton Road and Elfin Avenue. | £1,728. | ||
| February 2nd, 1892 | Messrs. Nowell & Robson | For the supply of Granite Kerb and Cubes, and | As per Schedule of Prices. |
| Do. | Do. | York Paving. Do. about 2,000 yards of Enderby | At 13s. 3d. per cubic yd. |
| Do. | Mr. Edwin Tildesley | Granite. Do. do. | At 13s. per cubic yard. |
| Do. | Messrs. A. & F. Manuelle | Do. about 3,000 yards of Guernsey | At 16s. l1d. per cubic yd. |
| March 15th, 1892 | Messrs. Knights, Son & Co. | Granite. Do. about 1,891,960 Wood Paving | At £6 7s. 6d. per 1000. |
| Do. | Messrs. Robins & Co. | Blocks. Do. about 2,860 sacks of Portland | At 2s. 6d. per sack, use of |
| Do. | Mr. Henry Covington | Cement. Do. about 1,280 yards of Thames Sand | sack 1d. At 6s. 9d. per cubic yard. |
| Do. | Do. | Do. about 370 yards do. Shingle | At 6s. per cubic yard. |