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Lighting.
Aylton Street.
On 18th May, 1897, the Vestry Resolved, upon the recommendation of the General
Purposes and Works Committee— That the Surveyor be instructed to increase the candle
power of the burner to the existing bracket lamp at the end of Aylton Street.
General.
On 20th July, 1897, the General Purposes and Works Committee reported having
considered the Report of tho Surveyor, suggesting that the public lamps should be lighted a
little later and extinguished somewhat earlier than at present, with the view of effecting a
saving in cost.
Resolved, upon the recommendation of the Committee— That consideration of the
matter be deferred until the next meeting of the Committee, and that the Surveyor in the
meantime arrange with the Company for the placing of test Meters upon half a dozen lamps,
so that a comparison may be made as to the consumption of gas under existing
arrangements with the price paid per lamp.
The Gas Company, however, requiring to be paid £28 8s. for the six or £3 18s. each
meter, the Vestry on the 3rd August, 1897, instructed the Surveyor to purchase two only
for the purpose.
The matter had not been further considered at the close of the year.
Kinburn Street and Lovat Place.
On 18th January, 1898, the Vestry instructed the Surveyor to alter the positions of the
existing lamps and to fix a new lamp at the junction of the two roads.
Midway Place.
On 18th January, 1898, the Vestry Resolved— That an additional lamp be erected at the
end of Midwaj Place.