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Mile End 1889

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]

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23 OCTOBER, 1889. 47
Moved by Mr. Peacock and seconded by Mr. Birks—That
the tender of Messrs. T. & W. Cole be accepted.
Moved by Mr. Cushen and seconded by Mr. Richardson as
an amendment—That the tenders be initialed by the Chairman
and referred to No. 2 Committee for consideration and report.
The amendment was submitted to a show of hands and
there appeared
In favor 12 votes
Against 25 „
The Chairman declared the amendment lost.
The motion for the acceptance of the tender of Messrs. Cole,
was then submitted to a show of hands and there appeared—
I11 favor 17 votes
Against 10 „
The Chairman declared it carried.
(2) Tenders from the following persons for the supply of flints
and hoggin, were then opened as follows:
Prior, J. flints 6s. 3d. hoggin 5s. 3d.
Wills & Packham „ 5s. 2d. „ 4s. 6d. and
will pay to the Vestry for ashes and
breeze, or either of them, the sum
of £ 1 per freight.
Moved by Mr. Henley seconded by Mr. R. Kemp and
resolved—That the tender of Messrs. Wills & Packham be
accepted.
(3) A tender from Messrs. F. Rosher & Co. for the supply of
Portland Cement at 33s.; Ground Lime at 19s. 6d.; and Lias
Lime at 24s. per ton was then opened.
Moved by Mr. J. Brown seconded by Mr. Cushen and
resolved—That the Vestry again advertise for tenders for
supply of lime and cement, and that such advertisement be
also inserted in the "Builder" newspaper.
(4) Tenders from the following persons for the performance of
jobbing sewers' work were then opened, viz.:
Jackson, Joseph
Martin, John
Finch, William
Hawkings, S. W.
Moved by Mr. Henley seconded by Mr. Peacock and
resolved—That the tenders be initialed by the Chairman, and
submitted to the No. 3 Committee for consideration and report,
IV. (1) The Vestry proceeded to consider the Reports of the
Medical Officer of Health and Surveyor on the subject of the
house and premises, No. 2, Albion Court, Redman's Road,
under the Artizans and Labourers' Dwellings' Act, 1868.
The Clerk read a letter from Mr. T. W. Philips the
owner, stating that he was willing to and would carry out the
works referred to in the Report of the Surveyor.