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Amounts Paid to Gas Light and Coke Company kor Gas.
1895—1896.
1894—1895.
£
s.
d
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
Lighting Streets
4527
5
3
4367
2
7
„ Bishop's Park
54
6
0
88
4
3
4581
11
3
4455
6
10
,, Bishop's Park Refreshment
Room
1
10
10
•
-
„ Mortuary
3
11
6
2
18
10
„ Stables, Munster Road
81
1
6
78
16
6
,, Town Hall
119
10
5
115
18
0
,, Wharf, Old Toll House
0
17
11
0
15
4
,, Underground Convenience,
Walham Green
2
4
6
—
£4,790
7
11
£4,653
15
6
In looking through these figures it will be noticed that the consumption
of gas at the Bishop's Park has been greatly reduced ; two burners were
originally fixed in each globe lamp on the embankment wall, but on its
being noticed that the heat was too great for the size of the globe and
caused the glass to fracture, one burner from each was removed.
On the closing of the footpath along the moat, from the main entrance
???Fulham Palace to All Saints' Church, the whole of the lamps on the
???nclosed portion of the Bishop's Park were disconnected from the street
Lighting, and are now all supplied through one meter. The closing of the
footpath has increased the number of lamps chargeable to the Park from
???ineteen to thirty-four.
In comparing the maintenance by the Vestry with the maintenance by
Contractors the two items—
Knockdowns £ 14 4 10
Mason 8 13 5
£22 18 3
???hould be deducted, which leaves approximately—
£16o 0 0 for wages.
10 0.0 „ tools.
120 0 0 ,, materials.
Total, excluding painting, £290 0 0
This compares favourably with £330 to £350, the amount pro rata payable
???o a Contractor for the past years' maintenance.
In painting the lamps, the Contractors were always very unsatisfactory,
???he work being done piecework, and being commenced late in the year
???hen good weather was not to be expected. As it was not possible to
commence the painting with the Vestry's workmen early in the past year, it
was left to stand over, and commenced in the beginning of April, 1896, and
???s now complete at a cost of £123 11 6 for wages.
43 16 11 „ materials.
Total, £167 8 5
As the painting has now been thoroughly done with good material,
here is no doubt it will last for two years at least.