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Fulham 1888

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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Works to be Carried Out, viz.:

estimate.
£s.d.£s.d.
Road making, paving, &c. in Eustace Road808
Paving and kerbing by St. Thomas and Rylston Roads1800
Road making, &c., works in Favart Road, Eelbrook Common30500
Ditto east side of Parson's Green25280
Sewering works, ditto918 109
Ditto Bishop's Road4145
Ditto Peterboro Road0768
4-in. by 4-in. crossing in Bagley's Lane800
Paving, &c. round Holy Cross Church15000
Kerbing and channelling in Star Road10000
1414146
Estimated cost to Fulham Vestry of Water ford Road improvement170000
Works to be carried out£3,114146
summary.
Works carried out and paid for278508
Works to be carried out3114146
Grand Total £5,899 15 2

At the 25th March, 1889 the Metropolitan Board of Works had
granted, and the Vestry had taken up a loan of £1700 on account of
works carried out, and the Metropolitan Board of Works had agreed to
lend a further loan of £2,700 in settlement of the above schedule. The
money has since been received and part of it has been placed to the
credit of the General Rate Account.
Hammersmith Vestry.
During the year 1888-9 the total sum of £632 15s. Od. has been paid
to the above Vestry, being for the years' superannuations to retired
officials of the late Fulham District Board of Works, for removing and
disinfecting of bedding, clothing, &c., for rent of wharf, mortuary, &c.,
and for part maintenance of Hammersmith Road.
Contributions to Local Improvements.
Two sums, viz: £150 and £50, have been received during the
financial year 18S8-9 from the Metropolitan Board of Works for promised
contributions towards the cost of acquiring land for widening Greyhound
Road (I), by Queen's Club grounds (cost of land £300); (II) by Mr.
Guerrier's cottage (cost of land £100).
Margravine Gardens.
On the 15th March, 1889, the Metropolitan Board of Works made an
order placing the maintenance, sewering, lighting, &c. cf that portion of