View report page

THE METROPOLIS MANAGEMENT ACT.
18Th $ 19Th Vistoria, Cap. 120.
AND THE SEVERAL ACTS AMENDING THE SAME.
The Vestry of the Parish of St. Mary, Lambeth,
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT.
PURSUANT to the 198th Section of the " Metropolis Management
Act," the Vestry present the Sixteenth Report of their proceedings,
under the Acts before mentioned, and of Works completed,
and improvements effected, during the year ending the 25th day
of March, 1871
The advancing improvement of the Parish may be judged by the
following particulars of the assessed Gross and Rateable value:—
Gross. Rateable.
April, 1870 X10,44 810 £848,205
„ 1H71 £11,46 904 £930,100
„ 1872 £11,66,233 £973,361
During the peat year, new Paving Works of great extent
have leen executed, Improvements elected, and Public Lighting
increased, in relating to which the Vestry have been actuated by
the desire of extending the benefits thereof as widely as possible,
endeavouring to avoid any serious increase of local taxation.
The Works and Improvements referred to are hereafter
specifically described under the respective heads of Sewerage
and Street and House Drainage, &c., at page 2; Highways, New
Works, and Improvements, at page 4; Lighting matters at
page 8 ; and Sanitary matters at page 10.
The Report also contains an account in abstract, showing
the Receipt and Expenditure of the Vestry for the year ending
at Lady-day last; also a summary Statement of all Contracts
entered into, and of monies owing to, and debts and liabilities
owing to the Vestry. These accounts have been duly audited,
and allowed by the Auditors, elected by the Parishioners.
For the purpose of efficient publication, an abstract Account,
of amounts received and paid by the Lambeth Burial Board,
from the 1st day of April, 1871, to the 30th day of March, 1872,
is set forth at pages 36 and 37.
The accounts of the said Board have been duly audited.
B