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sitting at the House of Commons, to preserve intact that control over
streets which has hitherto been vested in the Municipal Authorities."
3.—"That in the opinion of this Conference the telephone service
is of such general public importance, and calculated to become of such
general benefit that it ought no longer to remain exclusively in the
hands of a trading corporation, but be worked by the Government
as a portion of the postal service of the country."
4.—"That in the event of the Post Office not undertaking a
telephone service it is desirable that the Local and Central Authorities
of the London telephone district should at once combine to secure an
efficient and cheap municipal telephone service."
GENERATING STATIONS FOR ELECTRICITY IN BULK.
1.—"That this Conference regards it as essential to the interests
of London as a whole that the present purchase clause of the Electric
Lighting Acts, which applies to defined areas should also be made to
apply to such Companies as propose to supply electrical energy in bulk
to the whole of London without regard to area."
2—"That while preserving intact the rights of the Local Authorities
with regard to electric lighting and energy, in the opinion of this Conference
it is desirable that the London County Council should be
in a position to undertake, if it is so determined, and if so requested by
the Local Authorities, the supply of electrical energy in bulk for the
convenience of any districts desiring to be so supplied, provided that
the Council does not become competitive with the Local Authorities."
3.—"That in the opinion of this Conference power should be
retained to the Local Authority to object to overhead wires for traction
purposes and to have a provisional veto against the granting of an
order to any private company."
4.—"That with reference to Question 1—Answer (b), of the report
of the Joint Select Committee, this Conference is of opinion that all
existing undertakings should share in the advantages suggested by these
clauses."
5.—"That as regards Question 3 in the report of the Joint Select
Committee, this Conference is of opinion that it should be left to the
Local Authority to decide the route."
6.—-"That the Chairman of the Highways Committee of the
London County Council be empowered to present to Parliament the
resolutions arrived at by the Conference with reference to the supply
of electricity in bulk."