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On 20th October 1896 the Vestry had before them a letter dated 1st October, from
Mr. Sydnet Morse on behalf of the County of London And Brash Provincial Electric
Lighting,company, asking for the formal consent of the Vestry to the Application
of the Company for a Provisional Order under the Electric Lighting Acts 1882 and 1888
in respect to the district of the Vestry of Rotherhithe, And submitting a list of compulsory
streets as under:—
Union Road
Albion Stmt
Rotherhithe Street (part of).
The Clerk reported that the London Electric Supply Corporation, Limited, had powers
in respected to the Parish under their Act of 1889, but had not up to the present carried out
the compulsory works mentioned therein in the following streets—Lower Road, Union
Road, and Rotherhithe Street, and were therefore liable to penalties.
Resolved.- (Mr. Hrownfield: Mr. Buhner)—That consideration of the application of
the. County of London and Brush Provincial Electric Lighting Company, Limited, for a
formal consent to their proposed works, be referred to the General Purpose And Works
Committee.
Resolved- That the Clerk write a letter to the London Electric Supply Corporation,
Limited cailing their attention to the non-commencement of the compulsory works
specified in their Order of 1889,and asking their observations thereon.
On 3rd November, 1895, the General Purposes and Works Committee reported having
??? the notice of the intention of the County of London and Brush Provincial
Electric Lighting Company, to make application on or before the 21st day of December
1896 by memorial to the Board of Trade in pursuance of the Electric Ligtiling Acts, 1882
and 1888 for a Provisional Order to be confirmed in Parliament in the ensuing session,
whereby it was proposed to authorise the said company to supply electrical energy for
punlic private purpose within the area of the jurisdiction of the Vestry of Rotherhithe,
submitting list of Compulsory streets as under:—