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St. Pancras Public Street Lighting.—The St. Pancras
Vestry are lighting 97 arc lamps (57 centre lighting and 40 side
lighting) in Euston Road, Tottenham Court Road, Camden Road
and other parts of the Parish. The height from the ground to
the centre of the arc for centre lighting is 25ft., and side lighting
22ft. Gin. Brockie Pell, 10-ampere, 32-hour double carbon
lamps are used, with the ordinary thin opalescent globe. The
continuous current is used. For centre lighting the lamps are
apart at an average distance of 60 yards, and for side lighting
73 yards. The Electricity Department charge the Vestry 5d. per
unit for the current as metered, such price covering the capital
expenditure for mains, columns, &c.
The short columns cost £9 10s. Tall ditto, £13 10s. Lamps,
£11 5s. each, and head pieces to carry lamp, &c., £7. The
lamps are on alternate circuits, and at 1 and 2 a.m. some
circuits are switched out where there is little traffic after midnight.
City of London Public Street Lighting.—The Electric Arc
Lamps in the City are lighted by the City of London Electric
Lighting Company. The lamps are mostly erected at the sides
of the streets and on refuges. There are 489 lamps now lighted
by electricity, the height from the ground to the centre of the
arc being 18ft. 6in. Two types of lamp are used, namely, the
Thomson Houston and the Brush, all taking a current of 10
amperes. The lamps are arranged at an average distance of 40
yards apart. The Corporation pay to the Company £26 per
lamp per annum, the Company providing mains, columns, &c.
This low rate was a concession granted to the Corporation
when the Company obtained powers to supply electrical energy
in the City. No particulars could be obtained as to the cost of
the columns, lamps, &c.
Brighton Public Street Lighting.— The Brighton Corporation,
who themselves are undertakers for the supply of
Electricity, are running 165 arc lamps for lighting certain
portions of the Borough, while they have an extension of 95
lamps in operation. Hide lighting has been adopted except at
refuges. The lamps (centre of arc) are 24ft. from the ground in
those cases where bracket posts are used, and 28 feet where
upright posts are adopted. Crompton-Pochin 12-ampere lamps