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THE METROPOLIS MANAGEMENT ACT,
18th and 19th Victoria, Cap. 120.
AND THE SEVERAL ACTS AMENDING THE SAME.
THE VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF LAMBETH.
TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT.
Pursuant to the 119th Section of the "Metropolis Management
Act," the Vestry present the Twenty-first 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, 1877.
During the past year, new Paving Works of great extent
have been executed, Improvements effocted, 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 4; Highways,
New Works, and Improvements, at page 5; Lighting matters
as pages 7 and 8; and Sanitary matters by Medical Officer's
report, at page 9.
The Report also contains an account in abstract, showing
the Receipts 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 by the Vestry. These accounts have
been duly audited by 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, 1876, to the 31st day of March,
1877, is set forth at pages 56 and 57.
The accounts of the said Board have been duly audited.
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