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18 DECEMBER, 1889.
of the Vestry, under the Artizans and Labourers' Dwellings'
Act, 1868, at Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7, White Horse Court, as
follows :
Specification of works required to be done in executing
certain works pursuant to an order of the Vestry, dated
4th December, 1889, to the premises known as Nos. 3, 4,
5, 6, and 7, White Horse Court, under and by virtue of
section 6 of the Artizans and Labourers' Dwellings' Act,
1868.
Cut away one course of brickwork, and insert damp
proof course of two courses of slates bedded in
cement, properly pin and point down after all walls
which are damp.
Insert ventilating air bricks to each house just above
the ground floor level, also similar air bricks immediately
below the ceiling level.
Enlarge the present front windows of Nos. 6 and 7, to
the size shown on plan.
Pave all yards with York stone or other suitable
material.
Repair defective portions of roof to No. 4.
Repair gutters to No. 4, and fix proper down pipes.
Take down any defective plastering and make good
with new.
Cut away the decayed portions of flooring of houses 3
and 4, and repair with new of same thickness.
Take down and rebuild in brickwork the W.C. to No. 4,
and fix proper water supply to same.
Thoroughly clean the staircase to No. 4.
Strip off all paper affected by the damp.
Estimate of the cost of executing the work shewn upon
the drawings and described in the annexed Specification.
I hereby certify that I estimate the cost of executing
the work shown on the drawings and described in
the Specification at the sum of forty-two pounds.
(Signed) JNO. M. KNIGHT.
The Surveyor also read a Report thereon as follows :
Vestry Hall, Mile End, E.
18th December, 1889.
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
Gentlemen,
I have since your last meeting on various occasions,
and again to-day, visited the houses in White Horse
Court.
I have prepared a Plan and Specification of the works
which are required to be done at the date of your last
meeting. These works are in progress and there is a