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The Vestry of the parish of St. Leonard, Shoxeditch,
IN THE COUNTY OF LONDON.
ANNUAL REPORT.
Gentlemen,
It is with no little satisfaction that I present the following record of the work
accomplished by you during the first year I have had the honour of acting as your
Clerk and Solicitor. The importance of the schemes launched and carried into
execution, and the numerous changes in your official staff and methods of
administration, will make the year ending 25th March, 1892, a memorable one in
the municipal history of Shoreditch, and will prove that a Metropolitan Vestry is
well able to keep pace with the important changes of local government legislation
and the increasing needs of municipal life.
The successful execution of a scheme for the Dusting and Scavenging of the
Parish by the Vestry's workmen, instead of through Contractors ; the acquisition
of the important monopoly of the Electric Lighting of the Parish ; the adoption of
an improved system of Rate Collection, effecting a saving of about £2,000 a year ;
the acquisition of the first Open Space in Shoreditch ; the settlement of a scheme
for re-constructing the Moira Place and Plumber's Place insanitary areas, and
raising a loan of £40,000 for that purpose by the issue of Debentures under the
Local Loans Act, 1875; and the appointment of Commissioners for Public
Libraries, who have acquired a Library building—constitute the chief results of a
year's work, of which the most ambitious local authority might well be proud.
And, when it is remembered that the rates for the year have been the same as for
the previous year, it may be claimed that increased economy has accompanied
increased efficiency, and a larger amount of work has been performed at the
same expenditure as heretofore.
RATES.
The total rates raised during the past year amount to 5s.3d. in the £, which is
the same total as that for the previous year. Of this amount 1s. 5d. was expended