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APPENDIX No. 2.
EPITOME OF DUTIES OF THE STANDING
COMMITTEES OF THE VESTRY.
Duties of
the Works
and
General
Purposes
Committee
The Works and General Purposes Committee have
the care and supervision of all matters relating to the
construction of sewers and drains, paving, lighting,
erection of lamp-posts and lanterns, and all other
matters of a similar kind over which the Vestry have any
control.
This Committee have also authority to order and execute
the usual ordinary and necessary works and services relating to
the above matters, provided that the cost of such works shall
have been included in the annual estimates, and that no such
works, the estimate for which shall exceed the sum oi £100,
shall be executed by the Committee without the previous
sanction of the Vestry.
It is the duty of this Committee to report to the Vestry
from time to time upon any new works which may appear to
them necessary to be executed, with an estimate of the probable
cost of such works where the estimate shall exceed the sum of
£20.
The Committee receive the reports of the Surveyor relative
to the foregoing matters, and make such orders and take such
proceedings thereon as they may deem expedient.
Duties of
the Street
Cleansing
Dusting
and Depot
Committee
The Street Cleansing Dusting and Depot Committee
arrange and superintend, on behalf of the Vestry, all
works and the due performance of all contracts in
connection with the street cleansing, watering, and
dusting of the Parish, the supervision of all matters connected
with the Vestry's Stables, Dust Destructor, Depots and Wharf,
including the manufacture of silica and tar-paving, and have
control of all stores and materials at such depots. This important
Committee are authorised to order the execution of such
urgent works or matters as they may find necessary or expedient