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No. 2 Messrs. New & Mayne, 8 & 10 Bridge Street, Westminster £200 13 7
No. 3— The Brush Electrical Engineering Company, Limited,
49 Queen Victoria Street, E.C. £196 12 6
Resolved That the tender of the Brush Electrical Engineering Company, Limited,
at the sum of £196 12s. 6d., be and is hereby accepted, and that the Architects be and are
hereby instructed to have the work proceeded with at once.
Extras.
On 3rd November, 1896, the Town Hall Committee reported that the staircase leading
to the Public Gallery to the Council Chamber was in their opinion dangerous, owing to the
unprotected state of the well holes, the rails being only 3 ft. high.
Resolved—That the Architects be authorised and instructed to have hand-rails fixed
opposite the existing rails, and the wellholes covered with wire frame-work.
On 20th October, 1896, the Town Hall Committee reported that the space in roof over
the Committee Room was not floored, and with the view of preventing any damage to the
ceiling of the Committee Room or any accident,
Recommended—That the Architects be authorised to instruct the builder to floor the
same.
On 19th January, 1897, the Vestry Resolved, upon the recommendation of the Town
Hall Committee, that the Architects be instructed to have a door fixed at the top of the steps
leading down to the men's lavatory of the Public Hall on account of its proximity to the
Ladies' Cloak Room, and instructed the Surveyor to obtain prices and samples of a canvas
covering to the floor of the public hall.
Furniture.
On 2nd February, 1897, the Town Hall Committee reported with reference to a letter
from the Architects relative to the furniture required, and the allocation of the offers,
submitting sketches of proposed new furniture; that the furniture in the Board Room, with