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condition that the payment is made within one month from quarter-day ; the reduced
price to take effect from Michaelmas, 1879. A Committee was appointed by the
Vestry consisting of the following gentlemen, viz.: Messrs. Martin Deavin, Robert
Foottit, George Lewis, Edward John Cox, John William Moore, Samuel Chafen, and
John William Talbot, to consider the said proposal of the South Metropolitan Gas
Light and Coke Company and report thereon. The Committee had an interview with
the Secretary and Engineer of the Gas Company upon the subject and upon their
report it was—
"Resolved that the Vestry consent to terminate the contract between the Surrey
"Consumers' Gas Company and the Vestry, and to accept the terms mentioned in
"Mr. Livesey's letter of the 1st November, 1879, on behalf of the South Metropolitan
"Gas Company for the supply of Gas to the public lamps in this parish, namely, at the
"rate of £3 19s. 0d. per lamp per annum; payment to be made in four equal
"quarterly instalments with an allowance of £5 per cent. discount on condition that
" payment be made within one month from quarter-day; the reduced price to take
"effect from Michaelmas, 1879. Such sum of £3 19s. 0d. to include the main"tenance
thereof and the fittings in good repair, lighting and extinguishing and
"painting the gas columns and fixtures, and it being understood that the Company
"will provide and fit up each lantern required, upon a column complete for lighting,
"for the sum of £3 0s. 0d.; if a lantern and fittings only are required, for £1 1s. 0d.
"each, which columns, lanterns, &c. are the property of the Vestry."
Under the before mentioned arrangement with the South Metropolitan Gas
Company, the reduction in the price for supplying Gas to the public lamps from
£4 5s. 0d. as under the old contract, to £3 9s. 0d. per lamp per annum, together
with the discount allowed for prompt payment, resulted in a saving to this parish for
the halt year, from Michaelmas, 1879, to Lady-day. 1880, of a sum of £104 19s. 10d.
Eleven additional Gas lamps have been set up and lighted during the past year,
and two lamps have been discontinued, making the total number of lamps in the parish,
lighted by the South Metropolitan Gas Company on 25th March, 1880, 428.
One of Sugg's Patent Obelisk Lamps has been erected in Rotherhithe New Road
and its junction with the Hawkstone Road, in lieu of the two lamps on a standard
which formerly stood there.
Cleansing and Watering.
Mr. Alfred Thomas Hobman continues to contract for the supply of men, horses,
and carts tor the removal of sweepings and scrapings from the whole of the Roads and
Streets (after the same have been swept up by the labourers employed by the Vestry)
to a shoot provided by the Vestry.
Mr. A. T. llobman also contracts for the supply of horses, harness and drivers for
the Vestry Water Carts. (For particulars of contract, see page 9.)