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placed on the pillar letter-box at the corner of Moncrieff Street
directing to the Post Office in Messrs Holdrons' premises in Rye
Lane.
Improved Lighting of Police Points at Camberwell Green, High Street
(corner of Rye Lane) and Dulwich Village (junction of East Dulwich
Grove and Red Post Hill).
In accordance with a request from the Commissioner of
Police, improved lighting has been installed at the above Police
points.
The improved lighting of the point at Dulwich Village was
the first one to be installed, and after approval, the other points
were proceeded with. The cost of the conversion of the lighting
at the three points amounted to £307 13s. 5d., and the increased
annual charge in respect of gas supply and maintenance is
£186 17s. 1d.
Experimental Lighting.
As stated in last year's annual report, permission was granted
by the Council in May, 1930, for the South Metropolitan Gas
Company to instal at their own expense an improved system of
lighting in the
following roads as an experiment, and in accordance
with a scheme suggested by the Ministry of Transport for different
degrees of lighting for various classes of roads:—
Name of Road.
Lighting
Classification.
Burners per
Standard.
Half Moon Lane
I
Four No. 2.
Commercial Road
II
Three No. 2.
Dulwich Village
II
Three No. 2.
Burbage Road
II
Three No. 2.
Aysgarth Road
Unclassified
Two No. 2.
Boxall Road
Unclassified
One No. 2.
These experimental installations were completed on July 5th,
1930. The increased annual charges in respect of gas supply and
maintenance amount to £416 3s. 8d., the company bearing the cost
of the installation.
The Works and General Purposes Committee have inspected
the experimental lighting as now installed in these thoroughfares,
and have approved the same.
Regulations for Preventing Accidents in Sewers.
The Council have had before them the following report of the
Borough Engineer and Surveyor with reference to proposed regulations
for preventing accidents in the Council's sewers.
The Council approved the regulations and adopted the same
during their pleasure, to be observed by all employees engaged
on work in the Council's sewers:—