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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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102 A 10 JULY, 1889.
Moved by Mr. Richardson and seconded by Mr. J. Brown
—That it be added to the Report "that the properties be sold
by tender, and that the specification include the clearing away
of all the rubbish."
After considerable discussion, by consent the Chairman
submitted the original motion for the adoption of that part of
the Report, and declared it carried, and it was resolved accordingly.
X. Moved by Mr. Henley seconded by Mr. Loftus and resolved
—That the Vestry at its rising do adjourn until this day fortnight
at seven p.m.
XI. The Report of Committee No. 2 was brought up and read
by the Clerk as follows:
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
Report of Committee No. 2.
For Highways, Paving, Lighting and Watering.
Wednesday, 10th July, 1889.
Your Committee beg to report that they met on Thursday,
the 4th day of July, inst., there being present Messrs.
Loftus, Hirst, W. A. Kemp, J. Druitt, Toope, Calnan,
Ockelford, and Nay.
That your Surveyor brought up and read a Report for
which your Committee beg to refer your Board to his Report
Book.
(1) That your Committee pursuant to the authority of your
Board, added to the list of streets to be sent to the London
County Council for them to declare to be Main Roads, the
following, viz.:
Bancroft Road,
Coborn Road,
Bow Common Lane,
Ben Jonson Road,
which your Committee beg to submit.
(2) That your Committee resolved to recommend as follows:
That a contract be entered into for the supply of 10,000
feet of 3 inch tooled York Paving, or "Victoria," or other flag
stone, and that advertisements for tenders be issued, the
estimated cost being £250.
(3) That the Vestry negociate for the purchase of a portion of
the land at the corner of Redman's Road and Cressy Place,
for the purpose of an improvement, the estimated cost being
£350; and that application be made to the London County
Council, for a contribution towards such improvement.
(4) That the present lamp standing in the centre of Stepney
High Street be removed, and that single lamps be placed at
the three corners of the road, the estimated cost being £2 5s.
each.