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This railway was also proposed to be worked entirely by
electricity, and each train was to consist of three carriages
of very light construction, each capable of holding 30
passengers.
The stations proposed to be formed in your District were
in High Holborn, one by Great Turnstile, and the other on
the vacant land adjoining your Board's Offices.
This proposed Railway followed nearly the same line as
has been several times projected in previous Sessions of
Parliament, under the titles of the Mid-London Railway and
Mid-Metropolitan Railway, but at a much greater depth
beneath the street surface than either of the previous
schemes.
The Promoters of the Bill did not comply with the
Standing Orders of the Houses of Parliament, and it was
accordingly not proceeded with.
Electric Lighting.
During the year 1882, an Act of Parliament was passed,
known as the Electric Lighting Act, 1882, its purpose
being to " facilitate and regulate the supply of Electricity
in Great Britain and Ireland," and with that object the Act
gives very large powers to the Board of Trade, empowering
that Board to grant Licenses and Provisional Orders, to
authorize Local Authorities, Companies, and persons to
supply electricity within certain areas.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, notices
were served on your Board by the four following Electric
Lighting Companies, viz.: the Metropolitan (Brush)
Electric Light Company, Limited; the Edison Electric