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Re Purchase of Old Toll House, Putney Bridge.
On the 27th June, 1887, the Clerk produced to the Law and Parliamentary
Committee a letter from the Metropolitan Board of Works
hereon, and the Committee having heard the opinion of the Solicitor
thereon, it was resolved that the Metropolitan Member be requested
to ask the Metropolitan Board of Works to let the matter stand over
for a time, that the Clerk to the Vestry and Surveyor do obtain as
much information as possible re the land coloured green, and consult
the Solicitor thereon, and, if he considered it necessary, to also see the
Solicitor to the Metropolitan Board of Works thereon. At the Meeting
of the Vestry held on the 29th June, 1887, the Metropolitan Member
reported that with reference to his application to the Metropolitan
Board of Works for the adjournment of the matter of the Old Toll
House at Putney Bridge, the Solicitor had given his consent thereto,
but that all necessary information in respect to the matter must be
obtained without further delay. At the Meeting of the Law and
Parliamentary Committee held on the 14th July, 1887, it was resolved
to recommend the Vestry that the Metropolitan Member be authorised
to offer the Metropolitan Board of Works £1,000 for the land coloured
red, yellow and green on plan, he to point out the claim the Vestry
have in the land, which recommendation was duly confirmed by the
Vestry. At the Meeting of the Vestry held on the 27th July, 1887, the
Clerk—on behalf of the Metropolitan Member—reported that this
matter had been referred to the Officers of that Board to report on ;
and at the Meeting of the Vestry held on the 21st September, 1887, the
Metropolitan Member reported that the valuation of the Officers of that
Board was £2,400, but that the Committee of the Board considered it
such a difference between the amount offered by this Vestry (£1,000)
and the valuation of their Officers that they had referred the matter to
the Officers of the Board and the Vestry to negotiate. On the 28th
September, 1888, it was resolved to recommend the Vestry that the
Officers of the Vestry have an interview with the Officers of the Metropolitan
Board of Works, and report the result at the next Meeting of
the Committee, which recommendation was adopted by the Vestry at
their Meeting held on the 5th October, 1887. At the Works Committee
Meeting on the 12th October, 1887, the Clerk read report as to the
result of the interview with the Officers of the Metropolitan Board of
Works, and the question having been fully discussed, it was resolved
that the Clerk be instructed to write to the Metropolitan Board of
Works and offer £1,500 for the site of the Old Toll House, which
resolution was duly reported to the Vestry on the 19th October, 1887,