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mittec, with power to complete the purchase of the land, to prepare
specifications for inviting competition, and to apply to the Metropolitan
Board for power to borrow the sum of £25,000—and to make such other
arrangements as may be necessary to carry out the intentions of the
Vestry, preliminary to their contracting for the erection of the building.
All of which is submitted to the consideration of the Vestry.
J. LONG.
23rd January, 18G5. Chairman.
The purchase of the land in the rear of Fuller's Hospital, has been
completed; specifications, plans, &c., are being prepared by the Architect.
The Metropolitan Board have given their sanction to the Vestry
to borrow the sum of £22,000 for the purchase of the site and the
erection af the building, and the necessary arrangements arc being
made for completing the purchase of Fuller's Hospital, selling the
materials and clearing the ground for the erection of the building.
The Special Sanitary Committee.
The Special Sanitary Committee have met 20 times, and have examined
2130 houses, and other premises, during the year, they reported to
the Vestry in December, 1864, as follows :
REPORT.
Your committee were appointed on the 20th day of October, 1863,
for the purpose of making an inspection of the dwellings of the poor,
and other premises, in the parish, with a view to ascertain the sanitary
condition of same, and what improvements could be effected therein,
In accordance with the directions to this committee "to report
from time to time to the Vestry, on the several matters referred to them,"
the committee beg to lay this their first yearly report before the Vestry
for their consideration.