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43
Litter in
Streets.
43.—Proceedings were taken by the Council against the
Advertising Manager of the Royal Duchess Theatre,
Balhani, for littering roads in Streatham with bills
advertising a performance at the theatre. The magistrate having
dismissed the summons on the ground that the hand-bills were not
litter within the meaning of the Act, the Council appealed to the
Divisional Court, who decided that the case should go back to the
magistrate for further consideration, as it was a question of fact as
to whether or not paper was thrown on the street under such circumstances
as would cause a litter in the ordinary popular sense
of the word. The Council decided to take no further steps in this
case and to take proceedings against persons littering the streets
with hand-bills in future.
Electric
Lighting-.
44.—The Council has had under consideration the condition of
and the charges for Electric Lighting in the Borough,
and the current supplied to lamps belonging to the
Council was tested. Although the variations of power were found
to be somewhat in excess of the limits allowed, the Council was
advised that these variations were not sufficient to warrant action
being taken to enforce penalties for infringement of the Board of
Trade regulations. The Council also obtained from Mr. Adams,
an Electrical Engineer, a report on the possibility of using the
steam power generated at the Tooting dust destructor for generating
electric current for general supply, and this report showed that
as far as he could ascertain from the information then at his disposal
it was possible to use the power available from the dust destructor
for generating electric current, and that current could be supplied
to consumers at a profit for a flat rate of 5d. per unit for lighting
purposes. Mr. Adams' report was referred to Messrs. Hopkinson
and Talbot, who did not generally favour Mr. Adams' recommendations,
especially as regards the advantage that would accrue from
the use of the power generated by the dust destructor, but they
at the same time acknowledged the general accuracy of the figures
on which Mr. Adams' calculations had been based.
45.—In order to obtain further accurate information it was
decided to test the steam power produced by the dust destructor,
and to procure from Municipalities using power derived from dust
destructors for generating electricity all the information possible