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below London Bridge, with a view of removing the objections
raised by the Metropolitan Board of Works to the construction of
the Shadwell Subway, as recommended by the Engineer of that
Board."
The Vestry petitioned the House of Commons, and afterwards
the House of Lords, in favour of the Bill brought in by the
Corporation of the City, authorising the Corporation to construct a
Bridge across the Thames, from near Irongate Stairs on the North,
to or near Hartley's Wharf on the South. The Bill passed, but with
power to the Thames Conservancy Board to require the Bridge to
be kept open for a time before and after high tide. Even with
the existence of such a power it was considered the Bridge will be
a great convenience to the Eastern part of London. The Yestry
passed a resolution expressing its warm appreciation of the great
and successful efforts made by the Corporation to procure for the
East of London additional means of communication across the
Thames.
LIGHTING.
The Yestry have by arrangement with the Great Eastern
Railway Company erected an additional lamp in Grove Passage, the
cost of lighting which is to be paid by the Railway Company.
The Commercial Gas Company gave notice that as from April,
1886, they should reduce the price of gas to 2s. 6d. per 1000 feet,
and that the charges for public lamps in this Parish would accordingly
be reduced from £3 16s. Od. to £3 12s. 6d. per lamp per
annum.
The other particulars with respect to lighting are given by the
Surveyor's Report.
LOAN.
A further sum of £6000 has been borrowed of the Metropolitan
Board of Works to defray the cost of Carriageway Paving. The
rate of interest is £3 10s. per cent., and the principal is to be repaid
by twenty equal annual instalments.