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that the ground was at present maintained by the
Metropolitan Public Gardens Association, the
Vestry replied that they were satisfied with the
present arrangements.
In November the Vestry received a further letter
from the County Council, stating that they were
informed that the Metropolitan Public Gardens'
Association propose to close Spa Fields Burial
Ground for want of funds, and renewing their
questions as to the Vestry's willingness to maintain
or partly maintain it. The Vestry therefore wrote
to the Metropolitan Public Gardens' Association for
information as to cost of maintenance, &c., and
received a reply that their annual cost of maintenance
was about £60, but that if the Council were
to take it over, it would probably be rather more,
as the wages given to the caretaker would be
somewhat higher, and that the only other expenses
included in the above figures connected with the
ground are gravelling, and repairs to gymnastic
apparatus, which vary slightly from year to year.
The subiect having been considered, the Vestry
informed the County Council that, having relieved
the Metropolitan Public Gardens' Association of
Wilmington and Northampton Squares, they were
not prepared to take over this ground.
Wilmington and Northampton Squares.—
These enclosures, taken over by the Vestry in July,
1887, continue to be largely resorted to by the
dwellers in the thickly populated parts of the
parish.