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Before your Vestry finally come to a decision on this point we trust they will
further consider the question on the basis of the proposals contained in this letter
which we venture to think are not unworthy their consider .
In the first place we would remind you that we hold Provisional Orders for
the Parish of Camberwell, St. George the Martyr, southwark and the district of
St. Olave and that we are this year supplying for Rotherhithe Bermondsey and
Newington with object of supplying the whole of then districts from one
Generating station. We would also remark that we haw Parliamentary powers
for St. lab and Clerkenwell and Wandsworth, is which districts we hare expended
nearly £250,000 on buildings plant and mains.
It is found is practice that is the early years of an Electric Lighting undertaking
it is extremely difficult to obtain a suffcient demand for for Electricity to cover the
working expense of its generation and supply, particularly in the poorer district
of London. This being the case, a Campany supplying several districts and having
one staff therefor, with minimum management expenses and these divided between
several undertaking is naturally the one which can first offer current on a
In the event of your Vestry agreeing to give their consent to the grant of an
Order we would he prepared:-
To enter into a Contract with the Vestry for the supply of current
for all-night Public lighting on the lasts of 3½d. per Board of Trade
unit for a minimum number of arc lamps to to hereafter agreed.
2. To supply Electricity for Private Lighting at a commending price of
7d per Baaed of Trade unit and 5d per unit far power purposes
3. To give your Vestry the power to ??? the undertaking as far as
It is within their district at the ??? of say It years at a prise
should your vestry agree to thse it would enable the residents in your
district to obtain a supply of current and an early data and give the Vestry the right
of ??? ??? the end of the ??? above me??? so that as the end of such
??? you could by dawn your own plant and cu??? the distribution mains
to your ???