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REPORT, 1899-1900.
been in use since the establishment was opened in 1874.
The Committee also contemplate recommending the
substitution of a new engine in place of the horizontal
engine which was purchased in 1890, and is in a very
defective condition.
For the purpose of meeting the requirements of the
London County Council in the matter of a Music and
Dancing License for the Baths, extensive alterations are
being carried out, at an approximate cost of £1,320, in
accordance with plans prepared in the Surveyor's Department.
Music and
Dancing
License.
In the early part of the year it became necessary to
thoroughly overhaul and repair the drainage from the
Ladies' Private Baths. These repairs, together with the
construction of a large manhole, were carried out at a
cost of £77.
Drainage.
The Committee note with satisfaction that the efforts
of the Water Committee to obtain a reduction in the
charge for the supply of water has met with a measure of
success, the Grand Junction Waterworks Company having
agreed to reduce the charge for the supply to the Baths
from 6d. per 1,000 gallons to 5d. per 1,000 gallons, from
December 1,899. From the opening of the Baths in
1874 to the year 1895 (21 years), the charge for water was
at the rate of 4d. per 1,000 gallons, in accordance with an
agreement entered into between the Company and the
late Commissioners of Baths. At the termination of the
agreement the charge was raised to 6d. per 1,000. The
Committee are strongly of opinion that when the Baths
and Washhouses Act (9 & 10 Vict., cap. 74) was passed,
Water.