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58 23 OCTOBER, 1889.
XII. The Report of the Committee for Dusting and Cleansing
was brought up as follows:
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
Report of Committee for Dusting and Cleansing.
Wednesday, 23rd October, 1889.
Your Committee beg to report that they met on Tuesday
the 15th day of October inst., there being present Messrs.
Furness, Upton, T. Cook, Browning, Martin, Bull, Taylor,
McEwen and Porcas.
That your Surveyor brought up and read a report for which
your Committee beg to refer your Board to his Report Book.
That your Committee resolved to recommend—
(1) That advertisements be issued inviting tenders for
(a) Lighterage to Vestry's Land Edmonton.
(b) Supply of brooms.
(c) Veterinary attendance and Shoeing.
(d) Tyring.
(2) That six dozen suits of waterproof clothing be provided for
the men employed in Scavenging, the estimated cost being
£50
(3) That pursuant to the reference of your Board, your Committee
have considered the question of the present rate of
wages paid to men in the employ of the Vestry, and resolved
to recommend—That the wages of the following persons in
the employ of the Vestry be increased as follows :
(a) The Gangers of Sweepers from 24/- to 26/- per week.
(b) The men engaged at the Dust yard from 18/- to 21/per
week.
(4) That your Surveyor under the direction of your Committee
wrote to the Vestries, District Boards, and Contractors, inquiring
the wages paid by them to their employees, and your
Committee find that the carmen employed by your Board,
are receiving at the present time the frill average amount, and
your Committee resolved to recommend—That no alteration
be made in the present wages of the carmen employed by
your Board, viz., 24/- per week.
(ALFRED FURNESS.
Signed JOHN TAYLOR,
(W. UPTON.
Moved by Mr. Furness seconded by Mr. Upton and resolved
—That the Report be received.
Resolved—That it be considered seriatim.
(l) ADVERTISEMENTS.
Moved by Mr. Furness seconded by Mr. Upton and resolved
—That that part of the Report be adopted and it was resolved
accordingly.