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Clerkenwell 1896

Forty-first annual report of the Vestry of the Parish of St. James and St. John, Clerkenwell for the year 1896-97

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shows the total number of Parliamentary Electors
to be 8362, of County Electors 8,661 and of
Parochial Electors 9,695.
Loans.—The debt in the shape of loans of the
Parish of Clerkenwell compares favourably with
that of other Parishes in the Metropolis. It
amounted at the 25th March, 1897, to the sum of
£34,497, made up as follows:—
£1,625 Balance of £6,500 borrowed in December,
1881, for new paving from the Metropolitan
Board of Works at 3½ per cent.
The annual repayment of principal is
£325 and the loan will be paid off in
October, 1901.
£700 Balance of £2,000 borrowed in April,
1883, lor new paving in a portion of
Pentonville Road. The amount was also
borrowed from the Metropolitan Board of
Works at per cent. The annual repayment
of principal is £100, and the
loan will be extinguished in April, 1903.
£1,470 Balance of £2100 borrowed in February,
1888, for acquiring the freehold of the old
Vestry Hall. The amount was also
borrowed from the Metropolitan Board of
Works; the term is 30 years, at 3½ per
cent. The annual instalment of principal
is £70, and the last payment will be made
on January 1st, 1918.
£600 Balance of £3,000 borrowed in March,
1893, from the London County Council for
a term of 5 years, at 3½ per cent., for