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St James's 1871
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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To the Chairman and Members of the Vestry
of St. James's, Westminster.
Vestry Hall, Piccadilly,
June, 1872.
Reverend Sir, My Lords, and Gentlemen,
It becomes my duty once more, having the
honour still to act as your Surveyor, to present a
short summary of the principal matters that have
been executed during the twelve months ending
the 25th March, 1872.
As the Vestry pays considerable attention to all
the matters connected with the execution of Works
under its control, and the Works and Improvements
Committee especially enter into the minutest details
both as to the necessity for, and cost of, all Works
done with their sanction, or by their order—it
follows that the Vestry is almost as conversant with the
particulars of matters done under their authority, as
the Officer under whose immediate superintendence
the matters are carried out. A very short report or
summary will therefore answer the purpose required
by the Act of Parliament, to collect together the
principal items that require to be recorded. A
detailed report of all the works done would fill a
volume, and answer no useful purpose whatever,
though they are, in themselves, of the utmost
importance, such as openings made in the roads by
the Public Companies, &c.
A S tatement
| £. | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A sum of £1,504 14s. 2d. remaining due to the Trustees of the County Fire Office, with Interest thereon at 4 per cent., from the 14t,h January, 1856, in respect of a Deed of Assignment executed by the late Board of Commissioners for Paying and Improving this Parish, on the 14th July, 1852, of the Rates under their jurisdiction, in consideration of a Loan of £3,300, made then by the said Trustees to the said Commissioners for the purposes of the Act 14th and 15th Vic., cap. 95,—vide sees. 18, 19, and 21 | 1,504 | 14 | 2 |
| A sum of £3,000 remaining due to the Trustees of the London Life Association, with Interest thereon at 5 per cent. per annum, in respect of a Mortgage of the Sewers and General Rates made by the Vestry on the 25th July, 1861, in consideration of a Loan of £6,000, for the erection of the Vestry Hall, in Piccadilly | 3,000 | 0 | 0 |
| A sum of £1,400 borrowed by the Trustees of Golden Square upon Security of the Rates raised under their Local Act, with Interest at 5 per cent. paid by the Trustees to the Bondholders, from the 1st January, 1856, to the 16th July, 1863, and continued Interest to the Bondholders from the 16th December, 1864. The payment of such Debt and Interest being transferred to the Vestry by the 180th section of the Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855 | 1,400 | 0 | 0 |