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benefit from them, and who have hitherto escaped their quota of
the cost of effecting such improvements." Copies of the Resolution
were sent to the County Council and to the Members of Parliament
for the Borough.
ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE.
In April, 1889, the Vestry appointed the following members as
the Assessment Committee:—
Abbott. Francis. Pickard.
Bedford. Hilditch. Shrimpton.
Bishop. J. V. Jones. Smither.
Ewin. Norris. Staines.
In July, 1889, Messrs. Ewin, Norris, and Staines were reelected,
and Mr. Gould was elected in place of Mr. Smither, as
members of the Assessment Committee.
QUINQUENNIAL VALUATION.
In January, 1890, a Special Committee of 20 members of the
Vestry was appointed to prepare the Overseers' Valuation List
under the Valuation (Metropolitan) Act, 1869.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
Notices of intention to apply to the Board of Trade for
provisional orders for the supply of Electric Lighting over areas
including the Parish were received from the Metropolitan Electric
Supply Company, the London Electric Supply Association,
Mr. Sydney Morse on behalf of the promoters of a Company
intended to bo formed, the North London Electric Supply
Corporation, the North London Electric Lighting Company, and
the Brush Electrical Engineering Company. Only the last named
Company proceeded actively as regards this Parish. The Vestry,
on the recommendation of the Parliamentary Committee, refused
to consent to the Parish being included within the limits of the
area proposed to bo dealt with by the Company. It appeared that
it was not suggested that the order should impose an obligation
on the Company to supply Electric Lighting within the Parish.