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LIGHTING.
The Commercial Ca9 Company gave notice to the Vestry, pursuant to the
"Metropolis Gas Act, 1860," that they proposed to fix the Apparatus for Testing
Gas, required by the Act, at No. 1, Lemon's-terrace, Stepney-green. The Vestry
considered the situation unobjectionable.
9 New Lamps have been erected during the past year, making a total of 721
Lamps in the parish, 657 of which are lighted by the Imperial Gas Company, and
the remaining 64 by the Commercial Gas Company.
PURIM PLACE.
The Vestry for many years had been desirous of obviating the great inconvenience
and annoyance to the public resulting from the break in the paved footway
on the East side of Cambridge-road, but the freeholder of Purim-place having for
a long time declined to enter into any negociation for giving up so much of the
terrace, or forecourt, as was necessary to effect the desired improvement, application
was made to the Metropolis Road Trustees to permit the Vestry to form a
paved footpath in the turnpike road, outside the terrace. The Trustees manifested
the utmost willingness to co-operate with the Vestry, but felt bound, after consideration,
to decline giving up the space necessary for a footpath, on the ground
that if they did the turnpike road would be too narrow. Some of the residents
in the neighbourhood of Purim-place then agreed to contribute towards purchasing
the terrace and defraying the cost incident to carrying out the improvement. The
freeholder ultimately agreed to give up, for £150, so much of the court as was
required for forming the path, on condition of all expenses being defrayed by the
Vestry, and of the work being done under the superintendence of, and according to
a plan approved by, his surveyor. A sum of £40 was subscribed by various persons,
and the Vestry then determined to apply to the Metropolitan Board of "Works
for a contribution, considering the improvement as one conferring general, and
not merely local, benefit. Application was accordingly made to that Board, and
supported by the Vestry's Representative, and the Board has agreed to make a
grant of £135, to be paid on the certificate of the Architect of the Board of the
completion of the work.
VESTRY OFFICES.
The accommodation in the Clerk's offices being insufficient, the Vestry, after
considering various plans, decided to build two additional rooms at the back of
the existing offices. The cost of erecting the rooms was estimated at £130, and it
has been referred to a Special Committee to receive tenders and carry out the work.
AFTERNOON LECTURER.
The Rector having resigned the office of Afternoon Lecturer of Saint Matthew's,
the Reverend George Moon, B.A., the present Curate of that Church, was, on
the 16th January, elected to succeed him.
ROBERT VOSS, Vestry Clerk.
The Town Hall,
Church Row, Bethnal Green Road,
June, 1862.