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Shoreditch 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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Saint Leonard Shoreditch,
TO THE LIGHTING COMMITTEE OF THE VESTRY
OF ST. LEONARD, SHOREDITCH.
April, 1879.
Gentlemen,
I beg herewith to submit the following Tables,
shewing the operation of the Average Meter System during
the first year, and a comparison of the cost with that under
the Old System.
I am, Gentlemen,
Yours obediently,
CHARLES DOUGHTY, Inspector.
TABLE I.
Shewing the Cost of adopting the Average Meter System.
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising for Inspector and for Tenders, &c. | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Mr. Hartley, C.E., professional advice, Drafting Specification and Conditions of Contract, &c. | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Mr. Sugg, supplying and iixing Meters and Boxes, Cocks and Governors, Stand-pipes, &c | 1229 | 9 | 10 |
| Mr. Perrett, reinstating roads and footways after Meter fixing | 13 | 12 | 0 |
| Mr. Ells, Lamplighters' Ladders | 17 | 13 | 2 |
| Mr. Sugg, Lighting Torches and Rods | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Sundry Tools | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Stamping Contracts, Books, Stationery, &c. | 17 | 19 | 0 |
| Mr. Sugg, supplying Governors, to facilitate annual testing of same | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| Committee's Expenses, 011 view | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Inspector's Salary to 25th March, 1878 | 80 | 15 | 5 |
| Fitting Stove-room and Office | 44 | 10 | 6 |
| Gas, Light and Coke Company, Shifting Services | 24 | 9 | 4 |
| £1495 | 11 | 6 |