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Fulham 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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91
VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF FULHAM.
Town Hall,
Walham Green, S.W.
AUDITORS' CERTIFICATE.
We, the undersigned Auditors of the Accounts of the Vestry
of the Parish of Fulham for the financial year ending 25th
March, 1891, hereby certify that we have examined the books
of the Vestry, and have compared the vouchers with the £ s. d.
cheques, and we find the balance of 23,818 12 4
at the Bankers on Current and Deposit Accounts to be correct,
and allowing for the outstanding cheques, amounting to 166 7 11
the balance to be £23,652 4 5
We have also examined the Loan Account of the Vestry, and
we find that the loans, including £31,000 borrowed during the
past year, amount to £80,718 18 8
In accordance with the reference of the previous Auditors calling our attention
to the illegal payment to the professional Auditors of £31 10s., we are in
duty bound to sur-charge the same, which we accordingly do, and which will
increase the balance of the Vestry by that amount.
We see that the Vestry has taken no action with regard to the recommendation
of last year's Auditors that the Solicitor's bills of costs should be taxed,
therefore we are unable to allow the sum of £849 12s. 1d., being the amount
paid by the Vestry to their Solicitor during the past year, and therefore declare
the balance to be increased by that amount. We find in re Winfield, which
case was won by the Vestry, the difference between the original account of
£53 13s. 10d., and the amount of £28 14s. allowed by the Taxing Master was
charged to, and paid by, the Vestry, and we are of opinion that, if these bills
were submitted to the Taxing Master, a large allowance would be made in favour
of the Vestry.
We are of opinion that the Vestry should enter into contracts for the repairs
to wheels, nose bags, harness, flushing hose, &c., as we have noticed the
apparently excessive cost of repairing same, as against the cost of new articles.
We likewise recommend that in future the Vestry do buy green meat forage
by weight instead of bundle; also seeing that £2 10s. per month is paid for
cleaning the windows of the Town Hall to an outside Company, we think it
should be the duty of the Hall keepers, with a little assistance, to do the work in
a similar way to that in which it is done at the Board Schools, viz., to clean all
windows within reach once a month, and the remainder once in six months.
We find that £212 10s. has been paid by the Vestry for the emptying of cesspools
in the Parish; we are of the same opinion as the previous Auditors, that
it should be charged to the Owners.
We see that £272 18s. 3d. has been expended in disinfecting goods, &c., during
the past year, and we feel bound to agree with the previous Auditors' report,
that a great saving would be effected by the Vestry having its own disinfector.
We notice that the Vestry is paying Mr. Bagley 8d. per load for a slop shoot
as against 4d. per load paid to Mr. Hunt, and we are of opinion that some other

ESTABLISHMENT ACCOUNT

1890-91 Estimate1889-90 Expenditure
£sd£sd
Liabilities (included in "General" and "Sewers" Rate Liabilities) Salaries, Superannuations, &c2,115001,763182
Advertisements371003672
Printing and Stationery3500037415
Bent, Bates, Taxes, Repairs, Gas, Water, &c35000130184
Law and Parliamentary Expenses27500569117
Office and Miscellaneous Expenses5250017732
,£3,652100£3,0511910
The Establishment Expenses are charged to the Rates as follows, viz :—
£sd
General Rate, 2-3rds2,43500
Sewers Rate, l-3rd1,217100
£3652100

SEWERS RATE

Loans and Interest
Repayment of Loans and Interest:—
No 1, Imperial Life Office 22-30th principal196134
” ” 5 per cent. interest78134
2-3, ” ” 21-30th principal34040
„ „ 5 per cent. interest1441111
4-5, Metropolitan Board of Works 17-30th principal60000
„ „ 3 7/8 per cent. interest290126
26, London County Council 1-16th principal3000
„ „ 3½ per cent. interest1489
Being Principal£1,166174
„ Interest52866
Total£1,695310
Allow for additional Loans during year£6000
Less part of amount reserved to meet extra liability on these Loans121734729
Total carried forward£1,74267