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St George (Westminster) 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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It will be seen by the above figures that the actual
cost has exceeded the estimate by £2,266, The following
items and works, however, amounting to £1,794, have been
ordered by the Vestry and included in this amount, but
were not allowed for in the estimate.
Additional Works not Estimated for.
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raising Grosvenor Road | 252 | 0 | 0 |
| New Refuges in Piccadilly | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| Converting a portion of Cambridge Street to Granite Road | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| Wood Paving in Oxford Street | 293 | 0 | 0 |
| Raising Wharf at Commercial Road | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Clearing away Snow, Sanding roads, &c. | 859 | 0 | 0 |
| Asphalte Eaton Square | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| £1,794 | 0 | 0 |
When this amount, therefore, is added to the estimate, viz.:—£39,320, making a total of £40,964; the actual amount spent over and above the estimate would only be £472; thus:
| Actual, £41,586 | |
| Estimate, £39,320 | |
| Extras, - 1,794 | 41,114 |
| £472 |
I have the honour to be,
My Lords and Gentlemen,
Your faithful and obedient Servant,
GEO. LIVINGSTONE, C.E.,
Surveyor.