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On the death of Mr. Box, the Contractor for District No. 3, permission
was given to his Administratrix to assign the Intestate's contract to Mr.
Holloway one of the sureties of the Intestate.
In January last, the subject of the execution of Scavenging work after
the expiration (in August, 1874), of the current Contracts, was referred
to a Committee of the whole Vestry. After making enquiries as to the
practice, and the result of experiments, in other Parishes, the Committee
advised that Tenders for the execution of the work for a year, from 10th
August, 1874, should bo invited. This recommendation was adopted,
and the Tenders accepted were: —
By Mr. Holloway, for District No. 1 £1455.
„ Mr. Parsons, „ „ 2 1400.
„ Mr. Irons, „ „ 3 1510.
PASSAGE ROUND NORTH TERRACE.
Mr. Harvey appealed against the Certificate of the Justices, "that the
highway was unnecessary, and should be entirely stopped up." The
appeal was heard in April, when Counsel appeared on behalf of Mrs. Natt.
The Jury found " that the highway was unnecessary, and should be
stopped up." Subsequently proceedings were taken to quosh the Certificate
of the Justices on Technical grounds, but with those proceedings—
as on the appeal—the Vestry have not interfered, and the Certificate is
being supported by, and at the cost of, Mrs. Natt.
In February, it was moved "that the Clerk should be instructed to
make an application to have the name of the Vestry struck out from the
proceedings, and that of Mrs. Natt, ths real prosecutor, substituted."
But the motion was not carried.
To obviate any question as to the liability of the Vestry to costs, on
the form of the proceedings, the Solicitors of Mrs. Natt have given on
undertaking to indemnify the Vestry against any claim for costs.
RAILWAY TO COLUMBIA MARKET.
The Vestry presented a petition to Parliament in opposition to the
" Columbia Market Approaches and Tramways Bill," mentioned in the
last Report; but the Corporation of the City having agreed to strike out