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have, on re-consideration, waived their objection in view of
the fact that such wires are not intended to be used for the
benefit of any trading company or institution, but exclusively
for the purpose of providing needed means of
communication with the Fire Brigade. In such cases the
Committee has at once given the order for fixing of
additional fire alarms. Having regard to the largely
increased annual charge which is made by the Post Office
whenever underground pipes have to be specially laid for
the wires, the Committee feels that it would not be justified
in recommending the Council to provide as many fire
alarms as it would if the wires could be placed overhead,
and under these circumstances he had been directed to ask
the Vestry of Camberwell to be so good as to again consider
whether it might not with propriety allow the wires for fire
alarms proposed to be fixed in its district to be placed
overhead."
Your Committee resolved: That the Clerk to the
Council be informed that this Vestry sees no reason to
alter its previous determination requiring these wires to
be placed underground.
This was approved by the Vestry 13th April, 1892.
A further letter was received from the London County
Council stating that the fire engine station in course of
erection at Dulwich will probably be ready for opening at
the end of June, and it is desirable that the fire alarms
connected with the station should be in working order by
that time. The Fire Brigade Committee thinks that 10
fire alarms should be provided, but has hesitated to ask
the Council to incur the heavy annual charge which the
Post Office would make if the wires were laid underground