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Public Lighting.
One of Sugg's improved street lamps, fitted with argand burner,
giving a light equal to 80 candles, was fixed on the crossing refuge
at the south end of Tottenham Court Road in April, 1879. This
burner did not give satisfaction owing to its frequently flaring and
thus smoking the chimney enclosing it to such a degree as to considerably
obscure the light; it was accordingly removed on 29th October,
1880, and Sugg's patent flat-flame burner substituted for it. This
burner has proved satisfactory.
One of Bray's patent lanterns and flat-flame burners was fixed on
19th March, 1881, on the refuge in Broad Street, opposite the south
end of Dyott Street.
The work of substituting the new improved circular lamps for those
of the old square pattern was proceeded with. The total number of
lamp-posts and lanterns of the new pattern in the District at Lady-day,
1881, was 319.
Chalets de Toilette et de Necessite.
On the 5th March, 1880, Mr. Watkyns applied to your Board for
permission to erect certain chalets for the convenience of men and
women in the public ways of your district. The chalets as proposed
were to be of the following dimensions, viz., 20 feet long, 12 feet wide,
and 13 feet 9 inches high to the ridge of roof; they were to be
divided into two compartments with a separate entrance at each end,
one end being for the use of men and the other for women; each
compartment was to contain 4 w.c.'s, a dressing room and lavatories.
On one side of the chalet a kiosque for the sale of newspapers and
periodicals was proposed, it was to be in the form of a bay, 5 feet in
length.
The promoter, Mr. Watkyns, proposed that the Board should grant
him a concession for the erection of one or more chalets for a term of
thirty years, the concessionaire to pay the Board a rent of £10 per
annum for each chalet erected within the district. He to be allowed