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9
1893.
THE THIRTY-SEVENTH
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
Board of marks
for the
ST. SAVIOURS DISTRICT.
In farther pursuance of the resolution come to by the
Hoard to carry out the work of Scavenging, Dusting and
Watering by a staff of its own (referred to in the last Annual
Report), the Hoard, in November last, caused notice to be given
to its Contractors. Messrs. Wakeley, Brothers & Co., Limited,
to determine their Contracts with the Board—that for Scavenging
and Dusting on the 24th June, 1893, and the Contract for
Watering at the end of the present season. It also authorised
the Paving and General Purposes Committee to purchase dust
and slop vans, sweeping machines, &c., &c., and undertake the
control of the work at the conclusion of the Contracts. In
order to afford accommodation for the vans, plant, Ac., the
Board has taken on lease from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners
for England and Wales, for a term of seven years from the
25th March, 1893, a piece of land on the south side of
Lavington Street, at at rental of £95 per annum, and has fitted up
the same for the purposes of a depot. It haviug been thought
expedient to hire rather than purchase the necessary horses and
harness, the Board advertised for tenders for the same, and
Mr. Samuel Taylor, of No. 88A, Tooley Street, Southwark,
Scavenging,
Dusting, and
Watering.
In order that no misconception might arise as to the motives which
had actuated it in putting an end to the contracts, and that Messrs. Wakeley
Bros, might nut be prejudiced thereby, the Board, in July last, on the motion
of Mr. Coles, caused a statement to be recorded on its minutes of proceedings
to the effect that the contracts had been determined not through any fault
of Messrs. Wakeley, they having performed the work more satisfactorily
than any other Contractors had previously done, but solely from the desire
of the Board to have the work executed by a staff of its own, and a copy
of the Resolution was forwarded to Messrs. Wakeley.