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Resolved, upon the recommendation of the Committee—That the Surveyor be
instructed to have the roadway macadamised, kerbed and channelled, at an estimated cost
of £100, and apportion the cost of flagging the footways upon the persons liable to pay the
same under the Metropolitan Management Act, 1862, Amendment Act, 1890.
On 16th November, 1897, the Common Seal of the Vestry was affixed to the
apportionment as under:—
£ s. d.
Messrs. Blumann & Stern, Limited 28 15 9
The Surrey Commercial Dock Company 24 4 9
Mr. E. Harrington 4 8 1
Mr. J. H. Bulmer 19 5
£58 18 0
Plant.
On 6th April, 1897, the General Purposes and Works Committee reported having
considered as to the vans and carts required in connection with the new wharf.
Resolved, upon the recommendation of the Committee—That advertisements be issued
in the "Contract Journal," "Builder," and local papers, inviting tenders for the supply of
twenty-seven suitable vans with designs.
The following tenders were ultimately accepted out of nine received:—
Mr. Cornelius Hailstone, of Basingstoke, Hants— Total
6 Dust Vans, at £47 each = £282
Messrs. William Glover & Sons, Limited, Warwick—
14 Slop Vans, at £43 each = £602
6 Material Carts, at £23 each = £138
1 Stone Cart = = = = £28