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St Giles (Camden) 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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luring the ensuing year, and your Board in February last,,
took the question of the future maintenance of the pavements
into consideration, but inasmuch as by the London
Grovernment Act your Board will cease to exist on the 1st of
Novembpr, and its duties will be taken over by the new
Borough Council, the Board did not think it expedient to
enter into lengthy Contracts in respect of the pavements,
but as the pavings were getting into bad repair,
arrangements were entered into with the Companies
who laid them to continue the maintenance until the 25th
March, 1901, which would take them well into the period
when the District would be under control of the new
Authority.
The following are the terms agreed to, compared with those under the old Contracts :—
| Name of Street. | Present agreed price. | Former price. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hart Street | ls. | 6d. | 6d. | ||
| BloomRbury Square, South | |||||
| side | ls. | 6d. | 6d. | ||
| Vernon Place | ls. | 6d. | 6d. | ||
| Uower Street | ls. | Od | 4d. | ||
| Southampton Row | ls. | 8d. | 6d. | ||
In the case of Torrington Square, the offer of the Valde-Travers
Asphalte Paving *Company to maintain the
paving for a further term of 12 years at the existing price
of maintenance, 3d. a yard, was accepted by the Board,
the Asphalte in this street being in better condition than
in the other streets.
The question of the maintenance of Bedford Place was
adjourned until after the new sewer, which the Board then
had it in contemplation to build, was completed. The
sewer work is now in hand, and when it is finished the
question of the maintenance of the paving will again be
brought forward.