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REPORT, 1891-92.
were given to the Supply Co. to cease work until the
paving could be reinstated satisfactorily, and in a
manner that would last, which could not have been
the case had the paving been relaid during the severe
frosty weather.
An uninterrupted supply has been given from the
other stations of the Company, and in a few weeks
the new Electric Light Station in Amberley Road will
be ready for next winter's demand. Large and substantial
buildings have been erected on the premises
known as St. Peter's Wharf, thus securing the double
advantage of canal and road deliveries of coal and
other requisites. The buildings have been designed
to suit the requirements of the work, and comprise
a frontage of offices, store-rooms, &c., leading into a
capacious engine room about 108-ft. by 55-ft., containing
5 large horizontal engines, each driving a
dynamo by means of ropes, the boiler house being
close behind the engines, and the coal bunkers facing
the canal, a ready delivery of coals can be made either
by barge or road.
Electric Light at the Vestry Hall.
In July it was decided to have the Vestry Hall
premises wired for the supply of electric light. A
contract was obtained for carrying out such work.
Fittings were put up in the various public rooms on
the ground floor to supply 78 16-candle power incandescent
lamps, and in the basement floor 6 similar