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and extinguishing, cleansing and maintaining the lanterns,
was £3,928 14s. 5d.
As in previous years, the lamps in the main public ways
within the District were lighted during dark and foggy days
at a cost of £3 18s. 11d. for the year, which is included in
the above amount.
The St. Pancras Vestry, having adopted the system of
electric lighting within a certain portion of its Parish,
placed large electric lamps in the middle of Tottenham
Court Road, extending as far south as Store Street, where
the agreed line of demarcation between the two Parishes
for the maintainence of the paving comes. This rendered
the public gas lamps on the east side of Tottenham Court
Road between Store Street and the boundary of St. Giles
District unnecessary, and an agreement was accordingly
entered into between the Board and the St. Pancras Vestry
for putting these lamps out of lighting, St. Pancras Vestry
taking the responsibility of lighting the whole of the road,
footways and carriage-ways, north of Store Street, the Board
undertaking the lighting of the whole of the gas lamps
south of Store Street.
Street Refuges.
The street-crossing refuge in Shaftesbury Avenue,
between Endell Street and High Street, being found of
great obstruction to horses and vehicles going to the drinking
trough opposite the Endell Street Schools, was removed a
few feet farther eastward ; this enabled a considerable alteration
to be made in the levels of the adjoining paving, which
much improved the approach to the said trough, and lessened
the risk of accidents, which had previously occurred there
somewhat frequently.