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REPORT
Of the Proceedings of the Vestry of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green, from the 25th
March, 1876, to the 25th March, 1877,
SCAVENGING.
In May, the subject of the execution of the work of scavenging,
dusting, and watering for the year, from the expiration, in August, of
the then current contracts, was referred for consideration to a Committee
of the whole Vestry.
The Committee recommended that tenders be invited for the
execution of the work, and that the contractors should take carts for
removing dust into every street and place on a particular day (to be
specified by the Vestry) in each week.
Tenders were received on the 6th July, and at an adjourned meeting,
The tender of Mr. Job Mansfield, for District No. 1, at £1850
The tender of Mr. C. T. Parsons, for District No. 2, at £2264
The tender of Mr. Job Mansfield, for District No. 3, at £1800
were accepted. Total £5914
For many years the Vestry forms of tender and the contracts have
provided that the contractors should be paid one-third of the contract
price by monthly instalments during the first six months of the year
over which the contract extended, and the remaining two-thirds of
the contract price by like instalments during the second six months
of the year. After Mr. Mansfield had executed his contract, he
applied to the Vestry to alter the terms of it, and to pay the contract
price by twelve equal monthly instalments. The Vestry deemed it
advisable to adhere to the terms of the contract.
In February, the Vestry referred the subject of the future execution
of the work of scavenging, dusting, and watering, to a Committee,
consisting of the members of the Works and SanitaryCommittees. The
Committee met, and the question of the Vestry doing the work instead
of employing contractors was again discussed. To enable the
Committee to form a judgment on the matter, they directed a number
of printed questions to be sent to each Vestry and District Board in
the Metropolis. A great many replies have been received, but the