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Rotherhithe 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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Bull Head Dock and the Victoria Oil Mills.
Cart Shed, Shelter, House,Office, Workshop, etc.
On 16th June 1896. the Contract drawings for next Contract. consisting of Cart
Shed, shalter, House. Office Workshop, etc..prepared by the Surveyor, were approved and
adopted, the Clerk inatructed to invita tenders by advertisement in the ussusl Papers in
due courses, and the Surveyor irstruded to prepare the necessary Specification and Bills of
quantities, and have the same printed.
On lst September, 1996, five tenders were submitted to the Vestry as under:-
| 1. General Builders, Limited, 15, Southampton Row | £2242 | 9 | 0 |
| 1 R. E. Williams & Sons, Cabul Road, Battersca | 2286 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. S. Chafen & Newman. Trundler's Road. Deptford, S.E. | 2789 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. Hy. Knight & Son, 66 and 68, Chesnul Road, Tottenham | 2226 | 7 | 0 |
| &. Balaam Bros, Shenton Street, Old Kent Road, S.E. | 2530 | 0 | 0 |
Resolved.—That the tender of Messrs. Hy. Knight & Son. of Chesnut Road. Tottenham.
for the erection of Cart Sheds, Shelter, Steam Roller Shed, House, Office, Store, etc.
at the Vestry's Wharf. Ball Head Dock, Rotberhithe Street, at the sum of £2,226 7s, be
and is hereby accepted, subject to their furnishing the names of two satisfactory sureties; to
the Bill of Quantities being properly filled in, and to their entering, together with their
??? into the neceeeary Contract for the doe execution of the work.
On 19th January, 1897, the Bull Head Dock Works Committee reported that in their
opinion it was advisable that an additional staircase should be erected at the end of the
Cart Shed to give access to the Store above without necessitating passing along the corridor
of the Shelter.
This was approved by the Vestry, and the Surveyor instructed accordingly.
On 17th November. 1896. the Vestry Resolved the a stone tablet be placed in the
street wall of the Shelter bearing an inscription to the following effect-
"This Depot was constructed and Building erected by the Vestry of the
Parish of Rotherhithe. ??? 1896,"