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position as Surveyor to this Vestry obliged him to seek a situation
elsewhere. A suitable testimonial was accordingly prepared and
handed to Mr. waddington, who was successful in his candidature,
and announced his resignation to the Vestry on the 12th June in
the following terms:—
Vestry Hall, Walworth Road, S.E.,
June 12 th, 1895.
To the Chairman and Members of the Newington Vestry.
Gentlemen,
I have to inform you that from a large number of applicants for the
position of Surveyor to the Board of Works for the District of
Whitechapel, I have been elected to the office by an almost unanimous
vote of the Board ; and in consequence I beg respectfully to tender my
resignation of the office of Engineer and Surveyor which I have the
honour to hold in your service, and I should esteem it a favour if you
would kindly permit me to terminate my duties at the expiration of one
month from this date.
I have valued very highly the uniform courtesy and kindness which
I have received from all members of the Vestry, and I feel great regret
at the prospect of parting from those members and colleagues with
whom I have worked pleasantly and amicably. It was my intention,
when you did me the honour to appoint me to the position of Surveyor
to your Vestry, to have remained in your service for some years at least;
but, as I have already stated in my letter to you of a month ago, my
sole reason for seeking another appointment was the conditions under
which I have been obliged to carry on the work of my department, and
of which I had no knowledge until I had entered upon my duties.
I cannot take leave of the Vestry without bearing testimony to the
loyalty and efficiency of the services rendered by the Foremen, Messrs.
Baker and Coat, and the whole of the workmen under my charge. I
have, from an intimate knowledge of their work, no hesitation in congratulating
the Vestry on having in their service two such competent
and trustworthy Foremen and a large number of steady, industrious
and respectable workmen. One of the most gratifying recollections
which I shall carry away will be the marked improvement in the
character of the services rendered by the workmen in my department
during the time they have been under my supervision and control, and
I commend them to the Vestry as a body of men who have most readily
and loyally responded to my requirements; and I venture to express the
opinion that so long as they are treated with proper consideration the
present standard of efficiency will be maintained, and the Vestry will
have the satisfaction of knowing that they have a staff of workmen of
which any local authority may justly be proud.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
(Signed) J. PAGET WADDINGTON,
Engineer and Surveyor.