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Mile End 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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25 NOVEMBER, 1891.
the demolition of the said buildings, and that the Vestry do
appoint Wednesday, the 6th day of January, 1892, at 7.15
o'clock in the evening, for the further consideration of the
resolution at which the owner or owner of such dwelling
houses shall be at liberty to attend, to state his or their objections
to such demolition. And that the Clerk do give the
necessary notices to such owner or owners, pursuant to the
Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890.
X. The Report of the Committee tor 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, 25th November, 1891.
Your Committee beg to report that they met on Monday,
the 16th day of November, inst., there being present Messrs.
Upton, Furness, Thomas, Robertson, Manchee, Martin, Cook,
Porcas, and Bull.
(1) 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 considered tenders for supply of Shovels as follows:
| Per doz. No. 3. | Per doz. No. 4. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck & Hickman (usual terms)— | ||||||
| London shovels to pattern | 3 | 0 | — | |||
| Steel socket shovels of either pattern | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Clark, Hunt & Co. (2½ per cent, for cash, monthly or quarterly account nett)— | ||||||
| Steel plate 15 guage shovels, level top sockets 3 doz. | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Ditto ditto | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Steel shovel, rivetted eye, handle, level top socket 3 doz. | 0 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 18 | |
| Ditto ditto 12 „ | 0 | 15 | 3½ | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Steel shovel, ordinary socket, as sample 3 doz. | 0 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ditto ditto | 0 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| London shovel, eye handle 7„ | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | J | |
| Ditto ditto | T | 9 | A | - | ||
| Ditto rivetted eye 3 | 1 I | 3 | 8 | - | ||
| Ditto ditto | I | 3 | 0 | - | ||