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the parish. After due consideration by the Committee, it was
decided that the above recommendations should be put in force, and
on the 5th of December a commencement was made under the new
system, and up to the present time it has resulted in much greater
efficiency with no additional cost; the streets have been cleansed
oftener, and the dust is collected from over three-fourths of the parish
twice weekly, and the remaining portion once weekly, the crowded
and poorer class of property receiving most attention, and is dealt
with in the bi-weekly collection.
The Vestry have decided to provide waterproof jackets, overalls,
and sou'wester' for the men employed in scavenging and dusting, so
that the men may be better able to do their work during the wet days,
and when it is possible to more thoroughly sweep clean the roads.
ELECTEIC LIGHTING TEENCHES.
A great amount of trench work has been carried out in this
parish during the year, and it has been considerably added to by the
County of London and Brush Provincial Electric Lighting Co., who
commenced, about the beginning of October, to lay their cables in Old
Kent Eoad. They then proceeded along New Kent Road, Tabard
Street, Long Lane, Borough High Street, Newington Causeway,
Borough Eoad, and Blackfriars Eoad. In connection with the above
work, on the section crossing Borough High Street, from Long Lane
to the corner of Marshalsea Eoad, I found they were diverting from
the plan submitted and approved, both in line and as to the number
of mains. On the 14th February, after drawing the attention of the
Foreman in charge of the work to this, I wrote to the Manager on
the matter. On the 16th, not having received any reply to my
letter, I again visited the work, and found they were making further
deviations, and proceeding along the south side of Marshalsea Eoad,
over which they had no power. I therefore gave orders that the work
must not proceed further, and had the ground filled up. From that
date, until an injunction was granted to the Yestry against the Company,
I had the ground watched day and night, to prevent any
further openings.
LIGHTING.
During the year several lamps have been fixed in the courts and
side-streets, and a notable addition in lighting has been made in