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Rotherhithe 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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Advertisements were in due course inserted in the following newspapers, inviting
tenders for the erection of the buildings :
"Southwark Recorder," "Contract Journal,"
"Builder," "London,"
and on 21st May, 1895, the Clerk submitted nine tenders received, which were opened and
numbered by the Chairman, and referred to the General Purposes and Works Committee for
consideration, and to recommend a tender for acceptance.
The Committee met on 24th May, 1895, and reported as under to a Special Meeting of
the Vestry, called in pursuance of a requisition on 31st May, 1895:—
That the nine tenders received for the erection of the Buildings were as under:
| If panelling to Vestry Hall in Oak—add | If stonework to South elevation artificial stone —deduct | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| 1. A. White & Co. | 17,182 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. F. & H. F. Higgs | 17,282 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. G. Godson & Sons | 16,655 | 275 | 12 | 5 | 178 | 15 | 4 |
| 4. Howell J. Williams | 14,768 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. H. L. Holloway | 15,200 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| 6. Walter Wallis | 15,367 | 195 | 18 | 3 | 75 | 6 | 4 |
| 7. Perry & Co. | 15,995 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 0 | 0 |
| 8. C. Bearing & Sons | 16,650 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 0 | 0 |
| 9. Balaam Bros. | 17,188 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
And recommended that the lowest tender, that of Mr. Howell J. Williams, be accepted at the
sum of £14,768, plus £280 for oak panelling to Vestry Hall, making a total of £14,998,
subject to his sureties being found satisfactory, and to the bill of quantities being
properly filled in.
An amendment to this, however, was moved—That the next lowest tender, that of
Mr. H. L. Holloway, be accepted at the sum of £15,200 plus £200 for oak panelling to
Vestiy Hall, making a total of £15,400, subject to his sureties being found satisfactory,
and to the bill of quantities being properly filled in.