Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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26th April 1781 - 12th July 1792

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Continued Tuesday 26th. June 1792.
The Surveyor for both Hospitals

Surveyor
His Duty


Is to attend Committees and all views in Town when required to recommend estimate
and superintend all alterations or repairs on the said of both Hospitals to measure all
Works and to examine all Workmen's Bills as soon as delivered to survey and give his
opinion as to the rents repairs and buildings proper for such Houses or premises as
are to be let on building or repairing Leases to attend the letting thereof when required
and to see that such repairs and buildings are done according to the Contract and
Report thereon to the House Committee with the sum which ought to be insured for
the same and to furnish the Clerk with plans of each ground plot and building to be
affixed to the Leases to keep a Book of estimates for all buildings and repairs and
lay the same before the House Committee to make out schedules of fixtures when
required and in all other respects to render the Hospitals his best services as a
Surveyor.

The Steward of Bridewell

Steward of Bridewell
his Duty


Is not to follow any profession trade business or other employment whatever
but to appropriate the whole of his time with diligence and fidelity to the
service of the Hospitals particularly that of Bridewell.

He is to collect and receive all the Rents arrears insurances and annuities
payable to both Hospitals as the same become due (except those from the Orphan
Stock and the public funds) and pay all Monies as soon as received to the
Treasurer.

To keep a regular cash book in which shall entered all sums of Money
received and paid by him on account of the Hospitals which shall be balanced
every Month and laid before the Treasurer when required and the House Committee
and the Committee of Auditors at every meeting.

He is to state to the House Committee at each of their meetings previous to the
four General Quarterly Courts the amount of the arrears of the revenues of the Hospitals
under his receipt with a list of all such tenants whose rents shall be more than Six
Months in arrear.

He is take care that the several Insurances and the payments for the same
on the buildings belonging to the Hospitals be regularly made and the policies
renewed when necessary.

He is to keep a Rental of the estates of both Hospitals and report to the first
House Committee after every Lady Day all the Leases which are within three Years
of expiration and also when they are expired and to continue to Report the same
to every succeeding Committee until they are re-let

He is to direct such repairs as by accidents or decay become immediately and
absolutely necessary to be done and all other matters (not exceeding forty shillings) with
as much ecconomy as possible.

To see that the several inferior Officers and Servants do their duty and that the
Workmen employed in all repairs and buildings for Bridewell Hospital do regularly attend
and do their work and check the Books to be kept by the Porter for that purpose.




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