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(g.) Housing of the Working Classes Acts.
Groldington Buildings. The gross income for the year ended 31st March,
1912, from rents amounted to £1,305 7s. 0d., as compared with £1,381 2s. 6d.
during the previous year. The loss from empties, &c., amounted to £201 9s. 9d.
(equal to 13.3 per cent.), as compared with £117 14s. 6d. (equal to 7.8 per
cent.) for the previous year. The arrears at the end of the year amounted to
£4 12s. 3d.
On the 12th April, 1911, your Council accepted the tender of Mr. W. Easum
for the external painting of these buildings in the sum of £88.
Flaxman Terrace. These flats continue to lot exceedingly well. During the
year the loss from empties only amounted to £15 15s. 6d. (equal to .77 per
cent.) out of a gross rental of £2,028. The sum of £15 3s. 10d. was also
received for the use of the perambulator and bicycle sheds.
Prospect Terrace. These flats also continue to let well. The loss from
empties only amounted to £17 7s. 6d. (equal to .92 per cent.) out of a gross
rental of £1,725 2s. 0d. A sum of £9 10s. 9d. was also received for the use
of the sheds, and £190 7s. 4d. from the baths, us compared with £133 13s. 11d.
for the previous year.
With reference to the baths at Prospect Terrace, the Metropolitan Water
Board required that the water supply should be taken by way of meter.
This necessitated alterations to the service pipes, &c., and your Public Health
Committee therefore instructed the Architects to obtain quotations for the
necessary work. The Architects forwarded an estimate from Messrs. WontnerSmith,
Grey and Company, Engineers, to perform the work as provided for in
the specification for the sum of £21 9s. 0d.. which included the running of new
pipes and all necessary builders' work, but exclusive of the building of the
chamber for the water meter, which was done by the Water Board.
The advantage gained by these alterations is that a better supply of water is
obtained in place of the old supply, which was found to be inadequate.
There is a credit balance of £158 2s. 10d. on the Goldington Buildings
Account, £551 19s. 1d. on the Flaxman Terrace Account, and £237 0s. 4d.
on the Prospect Terrace Account, making a total of £947 2s. 3d., now standing
to the credit of the Repairs Funds at 31st March, 1912.
Chapel Grove and Eastnor Place Schemes. On the 20th December, 1911, your
Public Health Committee reported upon certain proposals made on behalf of
the Midland Railway Company for the purpose of improving the Chapel
Grove and Eastnor Place areas, so as to defer the carrying out of the Improvement
Schemes relating thereto, and the recommendation that no objection be
raised to the proposals of the Company provided that in the matter of rehousing
or otherwise in regard to the Chapel Grove and Eastnor Place areas the
Council's position was not prejudiced thereby, was adopted. A similar
resolution was previously adopted by your Council in respect of the improvement
of the air space in and around Weir's Passage, which forms a part of
the area included in the Chapel Grove Improvement Scheme.