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Lighting.
During the past winter, the Gas Sub-Committee have
had under consideration the question of improved street
lighting, with special reference to Street Refuges. The
Committee have had several special meetings, many of
which were held at night, on which occasions the Committee
perambulated the streets of this and other Parishes in
London, with a view of seeing the various methods of street
lighting. The Committee visited, amongst other places,
Waterloo Bridge, and inspected that thoroughfare as lighted
with Sugg's Improved Argand Burners, of various standards
of illuminating power from 30 to 100 candles.
The Committee also carefully watched, from time to time,
and were much interested in the lighting of the Thames
Embankment by the Joblockhoff system of Electric Light.
Arrangements were made with the officials of this Company
to visit the engine house and works under Charing Cross
Bridge, so as to acquire a knowledge of the details connected
with the working of the system. On the appointed evening
the Committee were met on the ground by Sir James Hogg,
Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, Mr. Lovick,
Engineer to the Metropolitan Board of Works, and the
Chief Engineers of the Company, who gave the Committee
every information. The Committee examined the engines
and other works, and witnessed the process of lighting.
Street Refuges.
With tho view of adopting some improved Lantern for
the better means of lighting up the Street Refuges throughout
the Parish, the Committee have made extensive
experiments with almost every description of Street
Lantern known to them. After the most exhaustive