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On taking possession of the land on behalf of the
Vestry, your Surveyor found that a portion of the
ground which the Trustees agreed to sell to the
Vestry had been built upon, and formed part of the
lobby entrance to the Baxendale Music Hall. The
Trustees' architect was communicated with upon the
subject, with the result that the building was pulled
down and the Vestry put in possession of the whole
of the land which they agreed to purchase.
The ground was purchased at 4 s. per foot, and the
purchase-money amounts to the sum of £442 10s.,
of which amount the London County Council have
promised to contribute £215.
Hart's Lane. The old houses on the Western side of Hart's Lane
being pulled down, a give and take line was arranged
with the freeholder's surveyor, resulting in the
widening of the footway about 2 feet at its narrowest
point.
Gullies. Under the Scavenging Contract, the Contractors
were required to remove the deposit within half an
hour of its being taken out of the gullies; but the
Works Committee, feeling that it would be a great
advantage to have it removed from the gullies direct
into the waggons, made a provisional arrangement
with the Contractors to do so, a sum of £40 for each
district to be paid by the Vestry for the remainder
of the term of the Contract. This arrangement was
adopted by the Vestry.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
F. W. BARRATT,
Surveyor to the Vestry.