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and the Vestry on 7th December, 1897, accepted Mr. J. Steed's tender of £17,222. The
buildings were commenced on 28th February, 1898, and the work is now proceeding.
A new street about 460 feet run in length and 40 feet wide throughout has been
cut and formed through the Plumber's Place area from East Road to Provost Street
which will in addition to facilitating vehicular traffic tend to open up the whole area
to light and ventilation. A 15 inch pipe sewer has been laid for the full length of the
new street at a cost of £300.
Mr. Alexander, the Vestry's Chief Sanitary Inspector, submitted to the Vestry
his Patent Water Storage Cistern as specially suitable for these dwellings. This
cistern is so constructed that no dirt or sunlight can get into it and is self-cleaning.
The Vestry on 4th January last, resolved to adopt this cistern in the Model Dwellings
now being erected.
The Working Class Dwellings now in course of erection for the Vestry of
Shoreditch, on the areas known as the Moira and Plumber's Place sites, consist of
three blocks of buildings each five stories high.
The Moira Place site will contain the two largest blocks, each to be built fronting
on to streets widened to forty feet and set back three feet from the same, and with
large paved courtyard between.
The Plumber's Place Dwelling is similarly situated as regards the street, and
also has a courtyard in the rear.
The Moira Place site has a superficial area of about 17,796 feet, of which 7,841
feet will be taken up by the buildings. These will contain twenty-five two-room sets,
and forty three-room sets, thus accommodating 340 persons.
The Contractor's price for building the two blocks complete, with yards, paving,
and boundary walls, is £14,640.
The Plumber's Place site has an area of 3,416 superficial feet, of which 1,367
feet will be taken up by the building. It will contain ten three-room sets, being
accommodation for 60 persons. The contract price complete for this building is
£2,582. Thus the total accommodation on both sites is for 400 persons.