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Clerkenwell 1895

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]

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£1,540
Balance of £2,100 borrowed in February,
1888, for acquiring the freehold of the old
Vestry Hall. The amount was also
borrowed from the Metropolitan Board of
Works ; the term is 30 years, at 3½ per
cent. The annual instalment of principal
is £70, and the last payment will be made
on January 1st, 1918.
£1,200
Balance of £3,000 borrowed in March,
1893, from the London County Council for
a term of 5 years, at 3½ per cent., for
asphalte paving of St. James Walk, part
of Woodbridge Street, St. James Street
and Newcastle Row, Penton Grove, Mount
Zion, Easton Street, Exmouth Street, and
part of Rosoman Street and Skinner
Street. The annual repayment of principal
is £600, and the final instalment will
be paid on 1st January, 1898.
£5,999
Balance of £6,200 borrowed in March,
1893, at 3½ per cent., from the County
Council for the purchase of freehold land
in Rosebery Avenue as a site for the new
Town Hall. £3,700 is to be repaid by
annual instalments spread over 56 years,
the first four being £67 each, and the
remainder £66 each. £2,500 is to be
repaid in February, 1898, or earlier, from
the proceeds of the sale of the old Vestry
Hall.
£872
Balance of £1,090 borrowed in February,
1894, from the County Council for 10 years,
at 3½ per cent., for surface water drainage
works at Muswell Hill, and granite paving
in Noble Street. The annual repayment
is £109.