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5th. That the owner of each corner house possessing a bide frontage to a street
be charged the full sum in respect of the length of forecourt and of the
length of ground actually occupied with buildings, whether immediately
contiguous to the footpath or not.
That, in respect of the remaining length of ground, not actually so occupied
with buildings, one moiety of the expenses be borne by the Vestry, and
that the other moiety of the expenses be paid by the whole of the owners
in the new street, including the owners of corner houses themselves in
relative proportions to their respective frontages of buildings.
That this Rule only apply to ground used as yards or gardens attached to
private houses, and not to ground used for business purposes.
Resolved,—That, with this method, the following courses of proceeding be
taken with notices served upon owners, viz. :—
1st. State the gross estimate of the works.
2nd. Deduct the amount proposed to be paid by the Vestry as before
mentioned, and apportion the balance amongst the whole of the owners.
3rd. The apportioned amount upon each owner being thereby stated in his
notice to repair, the Vestry will be enabled at once to compound at onehalf,
two-thirds, or three-fourths of such apportioned amount, according
to the scale above laid down.
Resolved,—That in paving of all new streets by the owners, the Vestry do
not take to them unless, and until, the streets are paved to their satisfaction, and
that, for that purpose, the parties paving apply previously to the Vestry for a plan
shewing the width and manner of such paving, and that it be done under the
superintendence of the Surveyor of Pavements.
Lighting.
The works at the Surrey Dock new entrance having been completed, the
two lamps removed have been reinstated, one new lamp has been placed in Upper
York-street, at the corner of Cross street, making the number of gas lamps in
this Parish lighted under contract with the Surrey Consumers' Gas Company, 336,
(for particulars of contract, see page 4.)
The Vestry, in conjunction with the Saint Olave's Board of Works, have
appointed Dr. Vinen to be the officer to test the quantity and quality of the gas
supplied in this District, by means of the apparatus erected in the vault under the
Vestry Hall of Saint John's, Horselydown, at a salary of £50, for one year ending
29th September, 1861, the Saint Olave's Board paying £30, and this Vestry £20
of such salary.
Dr. Vinen makes his reports every fortnight, which are duly laid before the
Vestry.