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St George (Westminster) 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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The following sums were received back by the Vestry, for works done at private expense, viz.:—
| Gas and Water Companies, for relaying pavements | 1,043 | 7 | 3 |
| Received for laying Asphalte on portion of footpath of Grosvenor Road from owners of property abutting thereon | 769 | 13 | 1 |
| Deposits on Licenses for Hoards | 345 | 3 | 4 |
| Disinfecting | 21 | 10 | 9 |
| Cleansing and Watering Chelsea Suspension Bridge | 39 | 6 | 4 |
| One Year's maintenance of portion of roadways of Ebury, Eccleston, and St George's Bridges | 85 | 0 | 0 |
| For Lighting Private Lamps | 34 | 5 | 0 |
| For Repairing broken Lamp-posts | 68 | 13 | 7 |
| Sundry Sewers works | 364 | 1 | 11 |
| £2,771 | 1 | 3 |
The following were payments on account of debts incurred by particular districts, and met by additional rates on those districts:—
| Grosvenor-place District Debt Account, to Alliance Assurance Society, including Income Tax | |||
| 1,200 | 0 | 0 | |
| Grosvenor-square District Debt Account, to Liverpool, London, and Globe Insurance Company, including Income Tax | 545 | 4 | 5 |
| £1,745 | 4 | 5 |
£2,771
1
3
The following were payments on account of debts incurred
by particular districts, and met by additional rates
on those districts:—
Grosvenor-place District Debt Account, to
Alliance Assurance Society, including
Income Tax
£
s.
d.
1,200
0
0
Grosvenor-square District Debt Account, to
Liverpool, London, and Globe Insurance
Company, including Income Tax
545
4
5
£1,745
4
5
Thus leaving a sum of £63,765 0s. 5d. expended under
the control of the Vestry.
The following table shows the amount of rates made
by the Vestry since 1855, viz.:—