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RE ELECTRIC LIGHTING
The West Middlesex Electric Lighting Co. limited have endeavoured
to obtain a renewal of the powers winch were granted to them in 1884.
to light this district. At that time the company failed to carry out any
of the works within the limit of two years as required by the terms of
the order.
The Vestry decided to oppose the renewal of the powers sought by
the company, for the following reasons amongst others.
The company sought to renew the powers obtained by the previous
order under very much the same terms, whereas since the date of the
order, (1884) vast improvements have been made in the methods of
lighting by electricity. As an enquiry into the whole question of Electric
Lighting was being made by the Board of Trade, it was thought,
advisable to await the result of their deliberations.
CHURCH STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
This work is being carried out by the London County Council.
PLAN OF THE DISTRICT.
I have again to call attention to my remarks in my former reports on
this matter. The longer it is left the greater will be the trouble and the
cost of preparing it. As i have pointed out before, the Hammersmith
Vestry retain by order of the Secretary of State the plans of many of
the sewers of this district.
CROMWELL ROAD BRIDGE.
This improvement for a time fell through, owing to the London
County Council, on succeeding the Metropolitan Board, having decided
to abandon the Act of Parliament intended to deal with this and other
schemes. It is, however, now under the consideration of the engineer
of the London County Council, who recommends a 60ft.-wide bridge,
instead of the width of 40ft. which had heen arranged for, and for which
all the laud on the Fulham side had been promised. The suggestion to
increase the width shows how important and necessary the bridge must
be considered. It will, however, necessitate the whole of the work being
commenced de novo, and add largely to the cost.
I give below the width of all the bridges leading into the parish and
venture to suggest that some of these might be improved and widened
at a comparatively small cost, and with even greater advantage to this
district than the extra 20 feet width will be to the Cromwell Road
Bridge, especially as I much fear that this extra width may have the
effect of entirely preventing the completion of the scheme.
When dealing with the Metropolitan Board the Vestry in May, 1888,
published 150 copies of a report and explanatory plans and circulated
them amongst the members of the Board, Whatever action the Vestry
may now take, it will be advisable for them to adopt a similar method
of bringing their views before the members of the London County
Council.
The least widths of the Bridges leading to this District between the
abutments are:— ft. in. ft. in.
Stanley Bridge - 33 0 Gliddon Road Bridge - 40 3
Stamford Bridge - 37 6 Fulham and Putney Bridge 44 1
Lillie Bridge - - 35 3 Wandsworth Bridge - 29 10