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Provision was made in the estimates for the ensuing year for
improving the lighting of the side streets in Trinity Ward by the
erection of 35 new lamps and shifting the position of 27 existing
ones, at an estimated cost of £107 88 9d, with an additional annual
charge for maintenance of £111 l1s 3d
Gas—Quality and price of, Sfc—On the 12th June 1895 the Vestry
concurred in a petition presented to the House of Commons by the
Vestry of Fulham, praying for an inquiry into the management and
working of the various Gas Companies supplying the metropolis,
also as to existing statutory rights and past financial and general
results of the statutory sliding scale of price and dividend: such
inquiry to include in its scope the question of obtaining an improved
and uniform standard in the quality and illuminating power of the
gas with increased facilities for testing, with the view of introducing
a Bill into Parliament to provide for these objects and for the
reduction of the existing standard price and statutory limit of
dividend and an uniform charge throughout the metropolis for all
gas supplied, including free use of meters The whole subject of
the present arrangements with the Gas Company for lighting the
streets and the desirability or otherwise of adopting the meter
system was considered by the Committee, but no recommendation
was submitted to the Vestry
Electric Lighting—Upon this important subject the Committee
brought up the following report to the Vestry, on the 3rd April
1895: —
Your Committee beg to report that they have in pursuance of the reference
to them and by the aid of a Sub-Committee, fully considered the
provisional order promoted by the County of London and Brush
Provincial Electric Lighting Company, Limited, for lighting powers
over the whole parish, the compulsory area of supply being the main
roads of the parish The report from their Sub-Committee is as
follows:—
Report from the Sub-Committee appointed to consider the
application of the County of London and Brush Provincial
Electric Lighting Company, Limited, for a provisional order
Your Sub-Committee think it right in the first place to review the Vestry's
action under the Electric Lighting Act of 1882, in order that members
may fully realise the important step they will now be invited to adopt
as an outcome of the present subject of reference