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Public Mortuary.
As stated in the last report, this matter war, referred to a Special
Committee to make enquiries as to the cost of erection and maintenance
of a Public Mortuary for the District.
The Committee reported that they had made enquiries as to sites
suitable for the erection of a public Mortuary, and had been in
negotiation with the Hammersmith Burial Board for the purchase
of a piece of land on the south side of the Superintendent's Lodge,
at the Hammersmith Cemetery, Margravine Road.
On the 18th October, 1882, the following letter was read:—
Burial Board Office, 3. The Grove,
Hammersmith
Dear Sir,
Land for Public Mortuary.
I am directed by the Burial Board to inform you that the Board,
subject to the approval of the Vestry, and to the carrying out
of the plan submitted to the Board and dated 8th August, 1882,
agrees to sell, for the sum of £875, to the Board of Works for
the Fulham District, for the purpose of a public Mortuary, the
land on the South side of the Superintendent's Lodge, Margravine
Road, and marked pink on the plan dated 9th
October, 1882."
This offer the Board accepted, subject to the terms of a contractl
to be approved, excluding the conditions contained in the Burial
Board's letter relating to the carrying out of certain plans dated
9th October, 1882.
This was communicated to the Burial Board, who adhered to
their resolution so far as selling the land for the purpose of erecting
a public Mortuary (and for no other purpose whatever), and in
consenting to modify the condition as to carrying out certain plans,
they required that plans of any proposed buildings should be submitted
for their approval. The matter was again referred to the
Committee and they reported that they were of opinion that the
further consideration of the matter should be adjourned, pending
the action likely to be taken by the Government with regard to the
Local Government of the Metropolis.
By permission of the Fulham Board of Guardians the Mortuary
attached to the Fulham Union has been used, but the Guardians
have now given notice that the permission will be discontinued, and
the Board has fitted up a portion of a building at the wharf.
Queen's Road, Chancellors, Hammersmith, as a Temporary
Mortuary, and the matter is referred to the Works Committee to
consider and report to the Board as to the provision of a permanent
Building.
D.