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Shoreditch 1865

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]

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The expense of maintaining the roads thrown upon the Parish by
the 26th and 27th vic. cap. 78, being the "Metropolis Turnpike Roads
Acts Amendment Act," for the year ending the 25th March, 1866, is
£1646 11s. 9d. thus apportioned.
cubic yards broken granite.
For Kingsland Road 973 at 14/3 £693 5 3
Hackney Road 894 at „ 636 19 6
City Road - - 444 at „ 316 7 0
Lighting the Parish.
The Vestry contract with the Independent Gas Light Company, at
Haggerstone, for the lighting of all the public lamps in the parish that
are situate on the north-side of Worship-street, at £3 17s. 6d. per lamp
per annum, which includes the supply of new burners, service pipes, and
fittings for the same complete, with painting, repairing, and all removals
that may be ordered by the Vestry.
The public lamps of the parish on the south-side of Worship-street,
are lighted by the Chartered Gas Company, Curtain Road, upon the
following terms, viz :
Newcastle Coal Gas
4-feet per hour each lamp £3 14s.
with the addition of 15/- per lamp per annum for repairs, lighting,
cleansing, &c.
The number of public lamps in the parish on the 25th March,
1866, was
The Independent Gas Company 1103
Chartered Gas Company 81
1184