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Committee to consider whether a better arrangement could not be
made for the execution of such work. Subsequently the same
contracts were further extended for a period of six months, viz.,
to the 1st March, 1874. During this interval, the Special Committee
very fully and carefully investigated the question referred
to them; but not finding themselves in a position to advise the
Board to undertake the work, they reported to that effect, and
recommended that advertisements for fresh contracts for a further
period of twelve months should be issued. This was done, and on
the 25th February last the following tenders, amongst others,
were received, those of Mr. Reddin being the lowest:—
roadways and roadways
footways. only.
Mr. Reddin, Cleansing St. Saviour's £1,400 £1,070.
,, ,, Christchurch £1,200 £1,000.
,, Collection of Dust, whole District £690
These prices being considerably under the previous tenders, the
Board agreed to accept Mr. Reddin's offers for the whole of the
work, including the cleansing of footways, which hitherto had not
been stipulated for; they also accepted an offer from him to supply
water-carts, drivers, and men, at 9s. 6d. per set per diem, and
contracts were shortly afterwards entered into accordingly.
???bulation
For the purpose of preserving and perpetuating the right of way
which the public possess over various passages and places in the
District, now closed and disused, mostly situate at the water-side,
a perambulation was, on the 6th November last, made of the same
by members of the Paving and General Purposes Committee,
accompanied by a number of boys from the Parochial Schools in
the neighbourhood; and a record of the condition of the several
localities visited was afterwards entered in the books.
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In order to effect a desirable improvement, the Board has consented
to pay Messrs. Meux & Co., the owners of the "Three
Compasses" public-house, Bankside, £100, on re-building and
setting back those premises. Towards this cost the Metropolitan
Board will contribute £50.