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That the Acting Surveyor of Roads, in the execution of new footway
works, have full power to engage and discharge the men employed on
these works.
That in paving the footways of Hampton Street, provision be made for a
carriage crossing and entrance to Clock Passage.
These recommendations were referred back to the Committtee,
with the view of using York stone in place of Victoria stone. Application
was then made to the London County Council to ascertain
whether the Vestry could use any other material than Victoria stone
for paving the several streets enumerated in the schedule ; but the
Clerk was informed in reply that the Council would regard with
suspicion any future applications for loans if the Vestry were to use
any other description of material than that specified in the application
upon which the money was advanced by the Council. The
words used in the mortgage deed, viz. " Victoria, York stone, and
other paving works," clearly referred (1) to the Victoria stone
referred to in the enumerated list of streets submitted to the
Council; (2) to the York paving laid down in Crampton Street;
and (3) the words "and other paving works" to the new and relay
curb specified in the said list. The Council's Solicitor also stated
that the Council had never to his knowledge sanctioned any loan
for the use of any other description of manufactured stone than
Victoria. The estimate of the Acting Surveyor of Roads for doing
the whole work by the Vestry's workmen was £1,618 4s. 6d. in
excess of the contract price of the Victoria Stone Company, and if
2½-in. York paving were used the excess would amount to
£3,236 9s. 0d. The Committee reported these facts to the Vestry
on the 5th February, and again brought up the foregoing recommendations,
which after considerable discussion were adopted. The
actual cost of the work when completed was £435 10s. 5d., being
£11 7s. 8d. in excess of the estimate.
On the 18th March 1896 the Vestry adopted the following
resolution:—
That the Committee be empowered to proceed, by employment of direct
labour, with the following additional Victoria stone paving works, as
recommended in the list of paving works to be executed out of the
paving loan, in order that the Vestry may be quite satisfied that no
serious loss will accrue by dispensing with a contractor, viz.:—