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The Vestry is also bound, at any time after the expiration of
eighteen months after the commencement of the Order, to lay
down suitable and sufficient distributing mains throughout every
do their street within the area of supply, upon being required to do
go in manner by the Order provided, one condition of which being
that the parties requiring the supply shall bind themselves to take
a definite time such an amount of energy as will produce a
reasonable proportion of the cost of laying down the required disiributing
mains.
The Board of Trade may revoke the Order at any time if they
snavc reason to believe that the Vestry have made default in
executing works or supplying energy in accordance with the
provisions of the Order. This is in addition to other clauses in the
Order which render the Vestry liable to penalties for not supplying
energy and otherwise complying with the requirements of the
(Order.
In November, 1892, Mr. W. II. Preece, F.R.S., the Chief
Consulting Kngineer to the Post Office Authorities, was consulted
is to the best mode of carrying out the Lambeth Electric Lighting
(Order. That gentleman made a very exhaustive Report to the
"Vestry on the subject, and the Vestry, in February, 1893, passed
the following resolutions, viz.:—
1. That it is expedient, in the interests of the Parish, that the
Vestry should take immediate steps to put in force the
provisions of the Lambeth Electric Lighting Order.
2. That the Committee be authorised to negotiate for a site
for the central station satisfactory to Mr. Preece.
3. That Mr. Preece be authorised to prepare specifications
defining the wants of the district for tenders to be
received from contractors, and that Mr. Preece be
requested to examine the tenders, and report to this
Committee as to the acceptance of the most eligible.
4. That the Vestry be recommended to apply for power to
borrow a sum of £75,000 to be solely applied for
purposes of Electric Lighting under the Order, such
amount to be actually borrowed in instalments as
required during the next four years.
On the 15th June, 1893, when the appointment by the Vestry
of the various Committees after the election took place, the
appointment of the Electric Lighting Committee was deferred.
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