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Cambridge Heath, the road from Cambridge-road to Green-street,
and the part of Roman-road from Grove-road to the Canal Bridge.
On the 7th March tenders for executing the Works were received.
The tender of Mr. J. J. Griffiths for Section 2, at £12,489, was
accepted, and the Tender of Mr. Frederick Wilson for Section 1, at
£6942, was accepted subject to enquiries as to his ability to carry out
the work and the sufficiency of his sureties. The sureties named by
Mr. Wilson did not reply to the request for references, and declined
to become sureties. Mr. Wilson, by a letter to the Surveyor, stated
he had made a mistake in his tender, and offered to do the work for
£560 more than the amount of his tender. He stated to the Clerk
that he did not expect the Vestry would entertain such a proposal, and
ultimately withdrew his tender. Mr. Griffiths, on being applied to,
consented to adhere to his tender of £8016 for section 1., and he accordingly
entered into a contract for executing the whole of the work
of both sections at £20,505.
MORTUARY.
At the date of this Report the suit in the Ecclesiastical Court with
reference to the Mortuary is standing for hearing.
TRAMWAYS.
On the 12th April the Vestry resolved to accept the proposal of the
Company (mentioned in the last Report) to insert clauses in the Bill
then before Parliament providing that without the consent of the
Vestry the Company should not lay down lines in Prospect-place, or
over Old Ford-road Bridge; and also that if within three years from the
passing of the Bill, or within any extended time for laying down the
tramways, the Vestry, by themselves or in conjunction with the Metropolitan
Board of Works, should widen Prospect-place; the Company
should contribute towards the cost of such widening either one-fourth
of the cost or a sum of £3000; and the clauses were accordingly inserted
in the Act.
RAILWAY BILLS.
A Bill by the Great Eastern Railway Company for power to make an