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Central Electric Supply Company's Bill.
This was a Bill promoted by the Central Electric
Supply Company, Limited, which had been incorporated
with the object of supplying electrical energy in bulk in
certain districts in the County of London; but having
regard to the result which attended the opposition of the
Board to somewhat similar proposals by the Metropolitan
Electric Supply Company in the Session of 1898, no
action was taken on the Bill.
Superannuation.—Metropolis Bill.
This Bill, similar in terms to the one introduced in the
Session of 1898, proposed to amend the Superannuation
(Metropolis) Act 1866, with a view of bringing the provisions
of that Act into line with the Poor Law Officers' Superannuation
Act.
The Board, in the Session of 1898, presented a petition
in favour of the Bill, believing that the principle which
it proposed to sanction was just and equitable, a view which
was shared by many of the Metropolitan Authorities. In
dealing with this Bill they unanimously passed a resolution
in favour of it, and directed a communication to be
addressed to the President of the Local Government
Board urging that it should be passed into law.
Metropolitan Streets Act 1867 (Amendment) Bill.
This Bill was introduced by the Home Secretary with
a view of enabling the Commissioner of Police to exercise