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St George (Westminster) 1877

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]

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Analyst, who has presented monthly reports to the Vestry
upon the subject. Complaints of nuisances, have been
examined into by the Inspector of Nuisances. The Annual
Report of the Medical Officer of Health will be found at
page 67.
Water Companies' Accounts.
A Statement of the Accounts of the Grand Junction
Water Works Company, and the Chelsea Water Works
Company, for their financial year, ended in March last,
has been forwarded to the Vestry Clerk in accordance with
the Provisions of "The Metropolis Water Act, 1871," and
may be inspected by any Ratepayer, free of charge.
Charities.
A copy of the Accounts for the year 1877, of the Rector
and Churchwardens, of their expenditure as trustees for
Charities belonging to this Parish, is printed in Appendix
No. 8.
Parish Church.—Pew Rents.
The Vestry during the year have revised the Pew Rents
at the Parish Church. The particulars of the revision, are
stated on the Vestry Minutes of the 29th March, 1877.
By the new arrangements the total letting of the seats
in the Church is raised, from £957 7s., to £1,118 14s.
Parish Church.—Appointment of Organist.
Mr. Jekyll the Organist, having resigned, owing to his
being appointed Organist at the Chapels Royal, the
Vestry, after consulting Mr. Turle, of the Cloisters, Westminster,
appointed Mr. Wm. Pinney to be Organist at the
Parish Church, upon the conditions entered on the Minutes
of Vestry of 18th January, 1877, at a Salary of £80 per
annum.
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Table: The following sums were received back by the Vestry, for works done at private expense, viz.:—

The following sums were received back by the Vestry, for works done at private expense, viz.:—

£s.d.
Gas and Water Companies, for relaying pavements770119
Deposits on Licenses for Hoards39319
Disinfecting33810
Vestry of Paddington contribution, to expense of altering Uxbridge Road10000
Cleansing and Watering Chelsea Suspension Bridge7000
One Year's maintenance of portion of roadways of Ebury, Eccleston, and St. George's Bridges;8500
For Lighting Private Lamps£29126
For Repairing broken lampposts1961
48187
Sundry Sewers works100180
£1,6011811

Table: The following were payments on account of debts incurred by particular districts, and met by additional rates on those districts.

The following were payments on account of debts incurred by particular districts, and met by additional rates on those districts.

£s.d.
Grosvenor-place District Debt Account, to Alliance Assurance Company, including Income Tax1,20000
Grosvenor-square District Debt Account to Liverpool, London, and Globe Insurance Company, including Income Tax545190
£1,745190