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London Electric Supply Corporation, Limited.
On 20th April, 1897, the General Purposes and Works Committee reported having
considered a notice of the Company's intention to lay trunk mains in Raymouth Road,
Blue Anchor Lane, and Southwark Park Road, in the parishes of St. Mary Magdalen,
Bermondsey, and st. Mary, Rotherhithe, approximately as shown on plan accompanying
such notice, and also a report of the Surveyor in connection therewith, as follows
I have considered the plan of the proposed new trunk main along Raymouth Road,
forwarded with their notice by the London Electric Supply Corporation, and have to
report that it is proposed to put the new mains under the footway on the north-east side, whilst
the present mains are under the footway on the south-west side, thus appropriating both
footways. I have informed the Receiver and Manager that I cannot recommend you to sanction
this, but that, as in the case of Rotherhithe New Road last year, you will require them to be laid
on the same side of the road. I have had openings made along Raymouth Road, and am of
opinion that this can be done between the existing main and the forecourts, the space varying
from 2-ft. to 2-ft. 10 in. Mr. Bain, however, in his reply. states that it would be almost impossible
for them to draw in and joint up the cables after the pipes have been laid in the available space,
and if they are not allowed to use the footway on the other side of the road, they will be
compelled to use the carriageway, which, in my opinion, would be better than having electric
cables on both sides. He, however, suggests as an alternative that they should be
allowed to lay the new mains on the north-east side, and that they would dig out the present
mains at any time when the vestry are overhauling the footway. If you consent to the new
mains being laid on the north-east side, I think it should be subject to the Company agreeing to
dig out the present cables and pay for the cost of reinstating the footway as soon as the new ones
come into operation.
And having power to act, had
Resolved— That the notice and plan be approved subject to the Company entering into
an agreement to dig out the existing cables and to pay for the cost of reinstating the footway
as soon as the new cables come into operation.
This was approved by the Vestry.