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the Black wall Railway Company, I reported to the Works
Committee that I had seen the Land Agent of the Great
Eastern Railway Company upon the subject, and I submitted
a letter from him stating that he was prepared to recommend
the Company to let to the Hoard for the purpose of a Stone
Yard the two new arches and the land on the south side thereof
(colored Red on the plan) at the nominal rent of £2 per annum,
and to give an undertaking that the tenancy should not be
determined unless the premises were required by the Company
for railway purposes. The Hoard resolved to accept the terms
offered.
THAMES COMMUNICATION.
The London County Council decided to apply to Parliament
for powers to form a Free Ferry across the River Thames
from Ratcliff to Rotherhithe, and a Hill was duly deposited, but
owing to difficulties with respect to the question of "betterment"
the scheme was withdrawn.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
Notice was received from the County of London Electric
Lighting Company of their intention to apply to the Hoard of
Trade for a Provisional Order authorising the said Company to
supply electrical energy within the District, but the Company
did not proceed with the matter.
In March, 1893, the Hoard appointed a Committee to
consider the whole question of the lighting of the District, with
power to visit such places as might be necessary for the
purpose of obtaining information upon the subject.
FIRE ALARMS AND FIRE ESCAPES.
In my last Report I stated that the London County Council
had written pointing out the desirability of indicating the
positions of Fire Alarms and Fire Lscapes by means of tablets
affixed in on upon the street lamps or otherwise, to which the