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St Giles (Camberwell) 1887

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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Paving expenses for New Streets; and shall from time to time
report thereon to the Vestry.
Plant and
Scavenging
Committee
20. A Committee, to be called the Plant and
Scavenging Committee, shall also be appointed,
in like manner, to consist of 22 Members from the several
Wards, in the following proportions:—
Wards, 1, 2 and 3 3 Members each.
Wards 4 and 5 4 ,,
Ward 6 5 Members
which Committee shall enquire into all questions of the
Removal of Dust, Scavenging, and Watering, and shall have
the management and control of all the Men, Horses, Stables,
Shoots, Barges, Carts, and Machinery connected therewith;
shall purchase Horses, Fodder, Tools and Materials required,
and from time to time report thereon to the Vestry.
Bills and
Accounts
21. All Bills of Contractors or Tradesmen in the
department of the Surveyor shall be certified by him and he
shall be held responsible for the correctness of the measurement
and charges therein; and all other bills shall be certified by
the Accountant, and when so certified and approved by the
respective Committees from which the order emanated,
the same shall be signed by the Chairman and two Members
thereof, and shall then be laid before the Finance Committee,
who shall report upon them to the Vestry before
they are paid.
Cheques, as to
Signing
22. Six Members of the Vestry shall be
pointed for the purpose of Signing Cheques, and every cheque
shall be signed by the Chairman for the time being, and
two of such Members, and countersigned by the Vestry