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The following lamps are maintained at the expense of
the Great Eastern Railway Company, viz.:—
Arundel street
3
Tapp street
1
Brady street
2
Three Colt lane
1
Brick lane
2
Three Colt corner (Bridge)
2
Birkbeck street
1
West street
1
Coventry street
1
Wheler street (lighted clay
and night)
2
Collingwood street
1
Grove passage
1
Total
23
Morpeth street
1
Nottingham street
3
Old Bethnal Green road
1
Private Standard Lamps are kept in lighting at
private cost during the same hours as the public Lamps
as follows:—
Grove road (in front of No. 182) 1
Bethnal Green road (in front of No. 343) 2
Old Nichol street (in front of Holy Trinity Club House) 2
Hill street (in front of Seabright Music Hall, and at end of
passage leading from Hackney road) 4
The cost of Public Lighting during the past year has
been as follows:—
£ s. d.
Gas-Light and Coke Co.—For Cleaning, Painting,
Repairing, Lighting, Extinguishing, and
Gas supply to Public Lamps 2889 10 10
The Commercial Gas Co.—For similar services 313 19 7
The Gas-Light and Coke Co. were also paid
for Stand Pipes, Cocks, Burners, &c., to new
Lamps, and for altering services to Lamps
altered in position 12 9 8
£3216 0 1
From this total may be deducted the amount of £1S 4s. 8d. repaid
to Vestry for private lighting.
On April 1st, 1888, the Commercial Gas Company
reduced the price of gas, the reduction amounting to the
sum of 3s. 6d. per lamp per annum.
It will be observed that although the number of
Lamps has increased, there is a decrease in expense
of £138 10s. 11d.
The cost of the gas supplied, including meter rents,
to the Yestry Hall, Mortuary, Clock at St. John's
Church, and Digby street yard, was £67 0s. 11d.