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St Mary (Islington) 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]

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To purchase forage and litter by tender and sample, and to report
all purchases to the Vestry at its next ordinary meeting, with the name
and address of the vendor, and the price paid.
To deal with encroachments projections and obstructions on the
roads and footpaths; to see that none of the highways or streets be
diverted or closed, and that proper hoardings and fences be constructed
where necessary.
To grant licenses for the erection of hoardings on the public footway
and for the right of advertising thereon.
To receive the reports of the Surveyor, to view localities, to consider
all applications, notices and complaints relating to matters under
its control, and to give such directions thereon as it may deem necessary.
To prepare the estimates for the Greneral Rate, the Lighting Rate
and the Sewers Rate.
To consider the report of the Surveyor with reference to amounts
due on account of any contract in course of execution, to examine and
certify all accounts relating to works under its control, and to submit
the same to the Vestry.
To have the care and maintenance of the parish boundary marks,
and to order the erection of new ones where required.
To deal with the notices of applications respecting buildings
received from the London County Council.
DUTIES OF THE EXCUSE COMMITTEE.
To deal with applications to be relieved from payment of rates.
To settle the rate of commission to be allowed to owners under
the " Poor Rate Assessment and Collection Act, 1869."