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Rotherhithe 1884

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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£6,000 have been paid off the Loan of £10,000, borrowed in the year 1872 of the
Eagle Insurance Company, for paving the carriageway, Deptford Lower-road, from the
Surrey Commercial Dock entrance to the " Red Lion" public-house, leaving £4,000 to
be repaid by equal annual instalments within a period of eight years, with interest at
£5 per cent per annum.
£5,985 have been paid off the Loan of £10,000, borrowed in the year l875 of the
Atlas Assurance Company, for paving the carriageways of Plough road and Rotherhithestreet
from Lavender Bridge eastward, and likewise for paving the footways of the main
roads, leaving £4,015 to be repaid by annual instalments, with interest at the rate of
£4 5s. per cent per annum.
£880 have been paid off the further Loan of £2,200, borrowed in the year 1876 of
the Atlas Assurance Company, for paving the carriageway at Broadway, Paradise-street,
also the-carriageway, Church-street, from Paradise-street to the entrance of Elephantlane,
leaving £1,320 to be repaid by twelve annual instalments of £110 each, with
interest at the rate of £4 5s. per cent. per annum.
£210 have been paid off the Loan of £2,100, borrowed in August, 1880, of the
Metropolitan Board of Works, towards repaying the expenses of the purchase of the
ground required for the improvent of Rotherhithe-street at the Gas Works, and at
Caroline Wharf; leaving £1,890 to be repaid by 45 consecutive annual instalments of
£42 each, with interest at the rate of £3 15s. per cent per annum.
£1,542 17s. have been paid off the Loan of £2,700, borrowed in January, 1880,
of Mr. Reuben Henry Williams, for paving works executed in Union-road, Deptford
Lower-road, Rotherhithe New-road, Plough-road, and Commercial Dock-road ; leaving
£1,157 3s. to be repaid by three annual instalments, with interest at the rate of
£4 4s. 6d. per cent. per annum.
£300 have been paid off the Loan of £2,000, borrowed in November, 1881, of the
Metropolitan Board of Works, towards defraying the expense of paving the carriageway
and footways, Rotherhithe-street, at the Gas Works and Carolina Wharf, leaving
£1,700 to be repaid by 17 consecutiue instalments of £100 each on the 31st day of
October in each year, with interest at the rale of £3 15s. percent. per annum.
£90 have been paid off the loan of £1,800, borrowed in November, 1833, of the
Metropolitan Board of Works, towards defraying the expense of paving Commercial
Dock-road from the Engineer s Office, Surrey Commercial Docks, to the east corner of
Elgar-street; leaving £1,710 to be repaid by 19 consecutive annual instalments of £90
each on the 1st day of October in each year, with interest at the rate of £3 10s. per
cent. per annum.