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TOWN HALL,
Du he year the Large Hall has been let 120 times; the Council Chamber 30
times; the Committee Rooms have been used by local Societies on several occasions
The receipts for hire of Hall, Council Chamber and Committee Rooms for the
financial year ended 25th March last, were £633 12s. 6d.
On the 2nd day of December, 1890, the London County Council served a requisition
on the Vestry stating certain structural alterations which were necessary in the opinion
of the Council to make the Hall safe in case of panic from Fire. The Vestry on the
same date directed the Surveyor of the Vestry to confer with the Council's Surveyor and
draw up plans showing the proposed alterations, and the matter is still under the
consideration of the Vestry,
NEW OFFICES FOR SANITARY DEPARTMENT.
In consequence of the increasing demands made upon the Sanitary Department
by the passing of new Acts relating to the public health, the small oftice hitherto
used by them was found totally inadequate for the proper carrying on of their work,
More commodious offices were therefore found for this Department in the room at
the north-east corner of the basement, which was properly fitted up at a total cost of
£170 4s. 0d.. Mr. Tliomerson's tender being accepted for the work, which included the
fixing of new stone area steps and railing, by which the public now gain direct access
to the new offices from Old Street.
The lobby at the entrance door of the Hall being thus vacated, is now used by the
Hall Keeper as an Enquiry Office, from 9 till 5,
Under this arrangement Mr. Filmer is relieved of the actual work of cleaning the
Hall, which is done under his supervision by one permanent and two occasional
assistants, at 25/- per week and 4/- per day respectively.
CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE ACT, 1890.
Section 26 (2) of this Act casts additional duty upon the Medical Officer, who is
empowered to grant a certificate of sanitary fitness of certain premises, upon which such
premises would be exempted from inhabited house duty.
The Section provides that the assessment to inhabited house duty of any house
originally built or adapted by additions or alterations, and used for the sole purpose of
providing separate dwellings for persons at rents not exceeding for each dwelling he
rate of seven shillings and sixpence a week, and occupied only by persons paying such
rents, is to be discharged by the Commissioners acting in the execution of the Acts
relating to the inhabited house duties, provided that a certificate is produced to them to
the effect that the house is so constructed as to afford suitable accommodation for each
of the families or persons inhabiting it, and that due provision is made for their sanitary
requirements. The certificate is to be obtained from the Medical Officer of Health fcr
the district in which the house is situate.