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ABSTRACT OF ACCOUNTS
OF THE
St. Sauiours District Board of Works,
For the Twelve Months ending 25th March, 1868,
AND
R E P O R T S
OF THE
CLERK, MEDICAL OFFICER, AND SURVEYOR
OF THE BOARD;
Compiled and Published in accordance with the 198th section of
18 & 19 Vict., c. 120.—"An Act for the better Local Management
of the Metropolis," and respectfully presented to the Inhabitants
of the District.
CLERK'S REPORT.
Since the date of their last Annual Report, the Board have
carried out the Resolution, passed on the 14th November, 1866,
for removal of the Wellington Clock Tower, so tar as regarded the
materials of the structure, and have made arrangements with
Messrs. Mowlem & Co., for the construction of a sanctuary as
contemplated in the terms of the same Resolution. The removal
of the tower, and formation of sanctuary, together with the
necessary re-instatement of the carriage-way, are to be completed
by Messrs. Mowlem, free of cost to the Board, in consideration of
the materials of the tower having been gratuitously placed at
their disposal. A standard lamp column with five lamps, similar
in design to that near the King William Statue, will then be
erected, and the small sanctuary, south of the site of the late
tower, will be removed.
The St. Olave's Board of Works having called the attention of
this Board to the necessity for widening the entrance into St.