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Tenders for Barging away. They also caused advertisements to be inserted in the
London papers, requesting Contractors to tender for the
barging away of the house refuse, slop, manure, &c., of the parish, and
received the following replies in answer to the same
NAME.
Where proposed
to be Barged.
Slop at
per
cubic yard.
Slop and
Manure at
per
cubic yard.
Rough
Dust at per
cart load.
Manure Sweeping.
At per
cubic yard.
At per
cart load.
C. Mandell.
Dagenham,
Essex.
1s. 4d.
1s. 4d.
2s.
1s. 4d.
2s.
A.R.&S. Sales.
Purfleet.
2s. 4d. per ton, or £6 per freight, two
days to load, and two to unload, after
which demurrage at 10s. per day ; or
would take the rubbish, including
lighterage, at 2s. 9d. per ton
John Minter.
Southall.
At 2s. per cart load.
W. Foster.
Convey
Island.
At 7s. 6d. per barge, the Vestry to lay
out a small sum to make a dock for the
barges to get in, and a stage to run
out the rubbish, the Vestry also to pay
for the unloading.
Recommendation of Sub-Committee The Sub-Committee, having carefully considered the matter
bearings, made their report to the Sanitary Committee,
Recommending— "That the Sanitary Committee appoint an Engineer
to report as to the opening of the canal at Dagenham, cost of so doing,
its safety, &c.; and that, subject to his report being satisfactory, and
the cost of opening not exceeding £300, the Vestry be recommended to
offer £2,000 for the site, subject to the title and other deeds being
satisfactory to the Vestry through their Solicitor."
Referred back by Sanitary Committee. Sanitary Committee, on the recommendation of their
Surveyor, referred the matter back, and instructed him to
make a survey of the canal, and report thereon prior to any Engineer
being called in, which he did; and the Sub-Committee subsequently
visited the canal in company with Mr. Daniel, C.E. (a friend of Dr. J. R.
Hill, who gave his services), when, in consequence of the outlay which
he stated the Vestry would be called upon to incur in providing new
dock gates, and clearing the mouth of the canal, &c., so as to make it
navigable from the River Thames, being greater than they estimated, the
scheme fell through.
Land at Rainham. On the 19th January, 1892, the Clerk reported the result
of the negotiations he had had with Mr. Thomson, Solicitor,
in respect of some land abutting upon Rainham Creek, when the SubCommittee
ordered the Surveyor to view the same, and report thereon at