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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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19 MARCH, 1890.
| Aird, J. & Son | Hydrants and repairs to hydrants | 4 | ||||
| Fenton, E. | Ironmongery | 42 | 8 | |||
| Relieving Officers | Removal of 37 cases of non-pauper class of infectious diseases | 7 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Doughty & Co. | Disinfectants | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jutsum, M. {Clerk) | For payment of following accounts, viz.: | |||||
| Simkins, J. Two horse pails | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Ayton, R. Removing two dead bodies to mortuary | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Ashton & Green Lime and cement | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 1 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Girling, J. & H. | Coals for establishment (2 tons) | 0 | ||||
(2) That having regard to the Report of your Surveyor your
Committee resolved to recommend—That your Surveyor be
authorised to purchase seeds for the Recreation Grounds at a
cost not exceeding £3.
(3) That your Surveyor further reported and your Committee
considered as to the Ben Jonson Road &c. Improvement, and
resolved to recommend—That in the joint memorial of the
Limehouse Board of Works and this Vestry, to be presented
to the London County Council, praying that the Council will
widen Ben Jonson Road and Victory Bridge, it be stated that
this Vestry is willing to contribute one fourth of the cost of
the Improvement.
(4) That your Clerk read a letter of the 8th inst., from the
London County Council, stating that the Council had given
consent to Messrs. Loxley & Morley to the rebuilding of the
old "Plough"Tavern, No. 606, Mile End Road, upon the
conditions named therein, and as shown on accompanying
plan.
Signed
j. loftus.
j. t. calton.
john mardorf.
Moved by Mr. Loftus seconded by Mr. W. A. Kemp and
resolved—That the Report be received.
Moved by Mr. Padfield seconded by Mr. W. A. Kemp and
resolved—That the Report be adopted, and it was resolved
accordingly.
VIII. The subject of Paving with pitching the carriageways in
the Hamlet was referred to No. 2 Committee for consideration
and report.
IX. The Report of Committee No. 3 was brought up as follows:
on following loans:
| On £1,426 | balance of loan of £4,000 | £16 | 0 | 10 | |||||
| „ 5,000 | „ „ 25,000 | 48 | 8 | 9 | |||||
| „ 900 | „ „ 2,000 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |||||
| „ 1,572 | „ „ 2,250 | ||||||||
| „ 5,200 | „ „ 6,500 | ||||||||
| „ 800 | „ „ 1,000 | ||||||||
| „ 2,250 | „ „ 2,500 | ||||||||
| „ 6,650 | „ „ 7,000 | ||||||||
| „ 10,000 | loan | ||||||||
| „ 4,666 | balance of loan of 5,000 | ||||||||
| 31,138 | 272 | 9 | 2 | ||||||
| £345 | 7 | 6 | |||||||
That your Committee
| Jutsum, M. {Clerk) | One quarter's salary to 25th inst. | £87 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Hall, E. {Asst. Clerk) | Ditto | 56 | 0 | ||||
| Knight, J. M. (Surveyor) | Ditto | 117 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Taylor, Dr. T | Ditto | 75 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Corner, Dr. M | Superannuation allowance as Medical officer of Health | 15 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Ditto as Analyst | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| One quarter to 25th inst. | 18 | 15 | 0 | ||||