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It will be remembered that the Vestry in January last
decided on the recommendation of the "Works Committee to
light the main thoroughfares of the Parish with Electric Light
on the basis of the scheme set out in the Committee's report,
and referred it back to the Committee to take the necessary steps
for carrying the proposal into effect. The Scheme was based
on an estimate of 60 lamps for lighting Regent Street, Piccadilly
Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue, Coventry Street, Lower Regent
Street, Waterloo Place, Pall Mall, St. James's Street, and
Piccadilly.
The St. James's and Pall Mall Electric Light Company
undertook to light the said lamps for the same hours as the gas
lamps are now alight, and maintain them in full running order
(i.e., clean, re-carbon, &c.) for the sum of £30 per annum each,
the Vestry having to supply and erect the columns and provide
lamps, the Company to supply all mains, connections, switches,
&c., &c., as required. The proposal of the Company was subject
to a satisfactory arrangement being come to as regards the period
of the contract, to enable the Company to make provision for the
capital outlay to be incurred by them.
Your Sub-Committee, in order to make themselves thoroughly
acquainted with the various systems of public street lighting by
electricity now adopted in various parts of London and elsewhere,
deemed it expedient to inspect the street lighting in a few typical
districts where electricity has been adopted as an illuminant.
They accordingly visited Hampstead, St. Pancras, City, Brighton
and Islington, for the purpose of examining the light and gaining
information on the subject referred to them.
Hampstead Public Street Lighting.—The Vestry of Hampstead
are lighting Finchley Road by arc lamps on the alternate
sides of the street. There are only 23 lamps at present running,
the height from the ground to the centre of the arc being 22ft.
Siemen's double carbon 10.ampere lamp is used with 22in. diam.
opalescent globe. The lamps are about 80 yard apart—cost of
column, £10 5s. each, and lantern, automatic cut-out and switch,
£12 10s. The Electricity Department charge the Vestry 6d. per
unit, less rebate, for supplying the light, the department providing
mains, columns, &c.