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22 JANUARY, 1890.
that Mr. Gardner has agreed to take £15 per annum, upon
lease to run concurrently with the lease of the adjoining
property held by the Vestry, and your Committee resolved
to recommend—That your Board accept such terms.
(2) Your Committee further beg to recommend—That in the
event of the Vestry adopting the lastly aforementioned
recommendation, notice be given to the Great Eastern
Railway Company to terminate the tenancy of the Railway
Arch at Devonshire Street, held by your Board at a rent of
£10 per annum.
(3) That complaint having been made of a nuisance caused by
the sifting of dust in one of the sheds at the wharf, your
Committee resolved to recommend—That a party wall be
erected between the shed belonging to the Vestry and the
adjoining one of Mr. Gardner, at the joint cost of Mr.
Gardner and the Vestry, the estimated share of the cost
being £10.
(4) That your Clerk read the following communication dated
the 15th inst. from the Vestry's Veterinary Surgeon :
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
15th January, 1890.
"Gentlemen,
"The old blue roan Gelding is past all hope of
"recovery, and he should in my opinion be destroyed
"forthwith. He might linger a while, but never recover
"sufficiently for work, and if he gets down I question if
"he will ever get up. Humanity dictates this pro"cedure.
"Yours etc.
{Signed) "H. W. CATON, M.R.C.V.S.
your Committee thereupon resolved—That the horse be at
once slaughtered.
The horse was slaughtered accordingly.
(5) That your Committee examined samples and considered
tenders for supply of Oats as follows: 40 lbs. natural.
No. 1. No. 2. No. 3.
Messrs. E. Rathbone & Son 20/- 19/9 —
„ W. A. Pattison & Co. 19/6 19/3 —
„ Cross & Skelton 20/- 20/3 —
Mr. J. T. P. Pechey 20/6 20/9 —
Messrs. Gould Bros. 21/6 20/6 21/3
and resolved to recommend—That the tender of Messrs.
Cross & Skelton as per sample No. 1 at 20/- per quarter be
accepted, and that 100 quarters be purchased.
That your Committee examined samples and considered
tenders for supply of Beans as follows:
No. 1. No. 2.
Messrs. E. Rathbone & Son 34/- —
„ W. A. Pattison & Co. 36/6 —
„ Cross & Skelton - 35/9 37/3
Mr. J. T. P. Pechey - - 37/-