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Goldington Buildings.
Dampness.—The Committee's attention was called to the dampness in certain parts of these
buildings, arising out of an inspection by the Medical Officer of Health and the Borough Engineer.
The dampness in the ground floor flats was caused by rain water collecting upon the north
portion of the yard and draining away through holes in the surface to the foundations of the
buildings, and also by water draining to the sides of the courtyard and collecting against the
walls before discharging to the gulleys. The Committee gave instructions for the defective
cement floating to be relaid, which would allow the water to run off ; to provide a cement fillet
around the courtyard, and to treat the gable end with a waterproof solution, at an estimated
cost of £97.
Flaxman Terrace.
The Committee gave instructions to the Works Department to carry out the external
painting of these flats at an estimated cost of from £600 to £650, some years having elapsed
since the exterior was last painted.
Instructions were also given for the staircases, caretakers' residences, and workshops, &c.,
at Flaxman Terrace and Prospect Terrace to be lighted by electricity in substitution of gas, at
an estimated cost of £190 10s.
(10495)
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