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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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12 JUNE, 1889.
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
Report of Committee No. 2.
For Highways, Paving, Lighting and Watering.
Wednesday, 12th June, 1889.
Your Committee beg to report that they met on Thursday,
the 6th day of June inst., there being present Messrs.
Loftus, Toope, and J. Druitt.
That your Surveyor brought up and read a Report for
which your Committee beg to refer your Board to his Report
Book.
(1) That your Surveyor reported as follows:
"Barnes Place, Mile End Road, has been cleared of
"tenants and closed; I have removed the lamp which
"was fixed in it. It is a private Court belonging to
"Barnes Estate."
That your Committee approved of the proceedings of your
Surveyor, and submit same for confirmation by your Board.
(2) That your Committee invited and received tenders for
supply of Lamp Posts as follows:
Mr John Warner 35/6 each.
Messrs. E. & F. Wright 35/- „
„ T. James & Son 42/- „
and resolved to recommend—That the tender of Messrs.
E. & F. Wright be accepted.
(3) That your Committee resolved to recommend—That the
necessary resolutions be passed for paving and making up the
unpaved part of Moody Street at the expense of the owners
of such part of such Street.
(4) That your Surveyor submitted and your Committee considered
an application of Mr. E. Gabriel, on behalf of the
London & South Western Bank, Limited, for permission to
construct pavement light at their Mile End Road Branch as
shown on an accompanying plan, and your Committee resolved
to recommend—That the application be acceded to provided
the work be done to the satisfaction of your Surveyor.
(5) That your Surveyor submitted and your Committee considered
an application of Messrs. Hammack & Lambert, on
behalf of the Central Bank of London, for permission to build
two vaults at their Branch, 91, Mile End Road, as shown on
an accompanying plan, and your Committee resolved to
recommend—That the application be acceded to provided the
work be done to the satisfaction of your Surveyor.
(6) That your Surveyor submitted and your Committee considered
an application from Mr. R. Spence on behalf of
Messrs. Mann, Grossman, & Co., for permission to construct
area lights to a new house in Raven Row, as shown on an