Saint Clement Danes
At a Meeting of the Committee
Elected and appointed pursuant
to the Act of Parliament for better
Paving Cleansing and Lighting
this Parish Etc held in the Vestry
Room the 20:th day of April 1798
.
Present{
Mr. Burnthwaitein the Chair
Mr. PrinceMr. Ponten
Mr. BurtonMr. Nurse
Mr. SadlerMr. Joyce
Mr. EssexMr. Bird
Mr. WingroveMr. White
The Minutes of the last Meeting Read and confirmed
Read the returns of the Inspector of Lamps.
Read an Advertisement from this Committee in the Daily
Advertiser bearing date the 2d day of March last, which has been
Published weekly for Contractors to deliver in at this time and place
Proposals for Cleansing the Streets and other places. Also for
Lighting the Lamps both for one two or three years at the Option of
this Committee And also for Relaying [..] the Pavements in the Foot
and Carriage ways of the several Streets and Places that may be necessary
to be done and Thomas Coleman< no role >
having proposed to clean the Streets
Etc as in his proposal mentioned, but no other Person having offered
to do so. Resolved that the Clerk Advertise a new for Contractors
The following Persons having proposed to find and Light
the Lamps Etc agreable to the Advertisement for One Year from
Michaelmas next (which this Committee to be the time