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Lighting. A 2-light Sugg's Lamp at the crossing of Approach Road
and Bonner Road.
A 2-light ditto at the junction of Cheshire Street and
Winchester Street.
A 2-light ditto in substitution for the 3 Single Lamps
on the obelisk at the junction of Old Ford Road and
Bonner Road.
On December 4th, the Vestry resolved that 5 ft. Burners
should be substituted for the 3 ft. and 4 ft. Burners then
in use, and on January 1st the alteration was made—46
3 ft. and 40 4 ft. Burners being removed, and 5 ft. Burners
fixed in their place.
The reduction of the hours of lighting from 4,300 to
3,940 per annum came into operation on January 1st.
The Gas-Light and Coke Co. also on this date reduced
the price of Gas for street lighting from 2s. 8d. to 2s. 6d.
per 1,000 cubic feet.
The total number of Lamps is as follows : —
Gas-Light and Coke Co. 858 5 feet Lamps.
,, „ 4 3-light Sugg's Lamps,
" ,, 3 2-light ditto.
Commercial Gas Co; 76 5 feet Lamps.
" " 2 3-light Sugg's Lamps.
In consequence of the very small area supplied by the
Commercial Gas Co., it has been found impracticable at
present to satisfactorily adapt the new scale to their
district; but the effect of the alterations which have been
made will be seen by the following comparison:—
The cost of lighting is £3,312 per annum; at March,
1884, the same number of lamps would have cost £3,673
per annum.