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St. Sabiour's District Board of Works.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE BOARD
FOR THE YEAR 1873-74,
and
REPORTS
OF
THE MEDICAL OFFICER AND SURVEYOR;
Also Accounts in Abstract of the Receipts and Expenditure of
the Board during the same period.
Printed in accordancc with section 198 of the Metropolis Local
Management Act, (18 and 19 Vict., cap. 120,) and ordered to be
circulated among the Inhabitants of the District.
In May, 1873, the Board advertised for new contracts for
scavenging and dusting for a term of three years, the then existing
ones having nearly expired, and tenders were received from
various Contractors for the execution of the work; the lowest
being as under:—
Cleansing and
Dusting.
Mr. Boakes, Cleansing St. Saviour's £1,300 per annum.
Mrs. Easton, Cleansing Christchurch £1,580 ,,
,, Collection of Dust, whole District, £700 ,,
These prices being greatly in excess of the previous rates, the
Board declined to let the work for the period intended, and, with
the consent of the parties, extended the old contracts for three
months only at the enhanced prices; referring it to a Special