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At a Special Joint Meeting, held 21st of June, 1881, of the Vestry and of the
Trustees of the charity Estates, appointed to sign the leases for the purpose of completing
the leases of the Plaistow Charity property, for which Mr. Edward Machin the
contractor, had made application. The following leases of portions of the property
were signed, viz :
A lease of the shop and adjoining house, being the first and second houses in the
Redriffe-road, starting from the Stratford-road, to Mr. John Samuel Daniel Moore, of
Abbey field-road, Rotherhithe, for a term of 80 years, from the 25th day of December,
1878. at a yearly rent of £9.
A lease of the two adjoining houses, being the 3rd and 4th houses in the Redritferoad,
starting from the Stratford road, to the said Mr. .John Samuel Daniel Moore, for
a like term, at the yearlv rent of £8.
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A lease of the 5th and 6th houses in the Redriffe-road, starting from the Stratfordroad,
to Mr. William Thomas Bennett, of Aspinden-road, Rotherhithe. timber merchant,
for a term of 80 vears, from 25th day of December, 1878, at the yearh rent
of £8.
A lease of the 7th and Nth houses in the Redriflfe-road, starting from the Stratford
road, to the said Mr. William Thomas Bennett for the like term, at the vearlv rent
of £8.
Mr. Edward Machin, the contractor, having failed to carry out his agreement
with the feofees and trustees of the Plaistow Charitv land, the Vestry in December,
ber, 1881, passed a resolution to the effect that Messrs. Hawks, Stokes and McKewan,
solicitors, be instructed to take the necessary legal steps to recover possession of the
Charity land at Plastow, in consequence of the breach of the contract by Mr. Machin
and his sureties, also to take proceedings against the contractor and his sureties for
damages, in consequence of such breach of contract.
An interim injunction was applied for and granted by the High Court of Justice,
to restrain Mr. Machin from moving any ot the materials from off the land at Plaistow,
and the court appointed Mr. Edward Thomas, the surveyor of pavements, to be receiver.
Mr. Thomas thereupon took possession of such material on behalf of the trustees
and feofees.
Terms for settlement having been proposed by Mr. Machin's solicitor, on the 28th
February, 1882, the Vestry passed a resolution as follows, viz.:
"Resolved, that the Vestry forego all claim to damages against the defendants
"under their bond, provided undisputed possession be given them of all materials
"on the ground (both loose and fixed), that immediate possession be given of the land,
" ami that the defendants pav the plaintiffs' costs and the expenses and remuneration
"of the receiver, and that the clerk be authorized to settle on these terms "