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Recommended—
(2) That the tender of Whitford & Co. for the performance
of the ironwork for £93 16s. should be accepted.
(3) That telephonic communication be established between
the Surveyor's office and the dust wharf.
(4) That the tender of Whitford & Co. for erection of kitchen
at the dust wharf for£55 be accepted.
The report was adopted.
The application of the Deputy Returning Officer for the
borough of the Tower Hamlets for the purposes of the election
of County Councillors, for the use of a room at the Vestry Hall
in connection with that election was granted.
A resolution passed that in future all persons tendering should
be required to deposit with the clerk the sum of £5 the same to
be returned immediately to the parties whose tenders are rejected
but in the case of the party whose tender is accepted to be retained
until the contract is signed, if the tender be withdrawn
after its acceptance by the Vestry the deposit to become forfeited.
1889. 49 Members present.
Jan. 9th . following contracts sealed with
(1) Mr. Lye for erection of shaft, etc.
(2) Messrs. Fraser for ironwork for do.
(3) Mr. Ruston for slop vans.
(4) Hull Cart and Waggon Co. for stone carts.
(5) Whitford & Co. for erection of sheds and portable
kitchen.
A Poor Rate of 7d. in the £ approved.
The report of the Finance Committee was adopted.
The report of the Committee of the Whole Board Re Harford
Street improvement, stated—
(1) Settlement of Mr. Clark's claim of £ 133 17s. for £50.
(2) That they had sealed offers in respect of Mrs. Perriam's
and Mr. Cox's claims, and recommended that the
necessary precepts be sealed to summon jury if the offers
not accepted.
(7) The settlement of Underwood's claim of £1687 3 6
for £460 and of Miller's claim of £680 9 6 for £325.
and (4) Recommended that their proceedings be adopted.
The report was adopted and the clerk having stated that Mr.
Cox would accept the offer the precept in Mrs. Perriam's case
only was sealed.
The report of the Sanitary Committee, recommended—
(1) That a smoke testing apparatus for testing drains be
obtained.
(2) That one of Knight's patent deodorising apparatus be
fixed at the grating in Myrdle Street.
The report was adopted.
The state of the sewer in Morgan Street was refened to The
Sanitary Committee for report.
Two orders of the Metropolitan Board of Works dated 21st
December, 1888, on the following matters received.