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"or before the 25th December, 1879, and which time was subsequently extended by
"the said Feoffees and Trustees, at the request of the said Edward Machin and with
"the consent of his Trustees, to the 24th June, 1880, and 25 more of such houses on
"or before the 25th December, 1880, and the remainder on or before the 25th De"cember,
1881, and that such Agreement shall be taken and read as if no given time
"had been appointed for the erection of the first 50 of the said houses, and that the
"said Edward Machin is at liberty to erect the said houses at such times as he may
"think fit, provided the whole number thereof be erected and completed fit for habita"tion
in all respects on or before the 25th day of December, 1881, and this consent be
"given on the part of the Vestry and the Feoffees and Trustees without prejudice in
"any way to the rights of the Vestry, or the said Feoffees and Trustees to re-enter and
"put an end to the said Agreement, in case the said Edward Machin shall not have
"erected the whole number of the said houses by or before the said 25th of December,
"1881, or in case of breach of the said Agreement in other respects."
The consent to the varying the Agreement as before mentioned was signed by
Mr. Edward Machin and his Sureties, and bv the Rector and Churchwardens on behalf
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of themselves and their Co-feoffees and Co-trustees.
Baths and Wash-houses.
The Commissioners for Public Baths and Wash-houses in their second Annual
Report, published in October 1880, report as follows:—
"The Foundation Stone of the New Building was laid on the 11th June last, by
"Francis Culling Carr-Gomm, Esq., Mrs. Carr-Gomm accompanying him, in the
"presence of the Commissioners, the Rector, Churchwardens, and several of the
"Vestrymen of the Parish ; Mr. Snook, the District Surveyor, and Mr. Tolhurst, the
"Representative of this Parish united with St. Olave's at the Metropolitan Board of
"Works.
"The time fixed by the Contract for completion by the Builder, expired on the
"4th September last, on which day the Commissioners received a written report from
"the Architects, on the state of the works, whereby, it appeared that some time must
"elapse before the Builder would be in a position to deliver up possession in a complete
"and perfect state, pursuant to the terms of his Contract, they therefore caused a
"notice to be served upon him, calling his attention to the penalties provided for in
"such case by the Contract.
"At present the condition of the buildings renders it difficult to fix any date as
"the period for opening, but good progress is being made, and the Commissioners have
"reason to believe that everything will be in readiness early in the year."
In November, 1880, upon the application of the Commissioners for Public Baths
and Wash-houses, the Vestry, under the provisions of the Act 9th and 10th Vict., cap.
74, intituled "An Act to encourage the establishment of Public Baths and Washhouses,"
issued a precept or order upon the Overseers of the Poor of this Parish, to