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Paddington 1899

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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145
REPORT, 1899-1900.
[P.]
public lighting department.
LIST OF PLANT FIXED IN THE PUBLIC STREETS WITHIN THE
PARISH, LADY-DAY, 1900.
1,965 Lanterns
1,969 Governors
1,969 Cocks and Spindles
1,657 Head Irons
1,657 Lamp-posts and Columns, with Stand Pipes
308 Bracket Head Irons and Lamp Fittings
96 Meter Boxes and Connections
96 Meters and Fittings
206 Refuge and Special Lamp-posts and Columns
94 Refuge Meter Boxes, Meters, and Fittings (5-Light and 3-Light)
61 Sugg's Lambeth Pattern 100 C.P. Lamps
5 Sugg's York Lamps (10-feet)
6 Sugg's Victoria Lamps (15-feet)
104 Do. do. do. (10-feet)
30 Specially Constructed Lamps for Incandescent Burners.
30 Single Incandescent Burners
1 Three-light Cluster Do.
3 Single Incandescent Burners fitted to ordinary Lamps.
[G.]
EXPERIMENTAL AND TESTING APPARATUS FIXED AND IN
USE AT THE VESTRY HALL, LADY-DAY, 1900.
1 5½ cubic feet Testing Gas Holder and Connections
1 Meter for Testing Lamp Governors
1 Experimental Governor
1 Do. Minute Clock, "King's"
1 Do. 30/10ths "King's" Pressure Guage
50/10ths Pressure Register, Clock, Base, and Fittings
1 Fixed Table, for Testing purposes
1 Experimental Meter, for Testing by observations of one minute
1 Small Bent Glass Pressure Guage
2 Pressure Guage Lengthening Brass Tubes
1 Hullett's Patent Pressure Guage
OFFICE FURNITURE.
Closets, Shelves, and Fixtures
Table for Experimental Purposes.
Office Table
Fender and Fire-irons
Linoleum and Chairs

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Cash paid during the year ending Lady-day, 1900.Outstanding Balances, .25th March, 1900.Annual Expenditure, including Outstanding Balances.
Details of Expenditure.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
Brought forward
Tradesmen's Bills (continued):—
Sugg, W., & Co., for Lantern Repairs, &c.318231857lb1
Gay & Co., for Paint and Brushes8219..8219
Cowan, W. & B., for Meter Repairs7173117119152
General Rate Account, for Paving Repairs• •14351435
Stephens & Carter, for Repairs to Ladders, &c.2160082342
Price & Co., for Glycerine660• •660
Welsbach Incandescent Gas Lighting Company, for Burners, Mantles, &c.2511832028138
Morton & Burt, for Books and Stationery1110421913121
The Gas Light and Coke Co., for Removals82107121015168
Parkinson W., for Pressure Register Papers and Repairs2601110613166
Moore. A., for Fire Alarm Tablets280. .280
Way, T., for Lamplighters' Overcoats52100• •52100
Putney, S., for Timber• •283283
Tradesmen's and other Bills£754165
„ „ being Outstanding Balances to date..£1,729106
Total Payments and Outstanding Balances£8,01559
Credit —Cash received for Private Lighting21126
„ „ Sewers Department, Gas to Urinals3558
,, „ from various persons for replacing damaged Lamp-posts, Columns, &c.25155
82137
Total Cash Payments and Outstanding Balances to Lady-day, 1900, after deducting Credit• •• •£7,932122