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the laying by the Postmaster-General of cast iron pipes along Blackfriars
and London roads, for telegraphic and telephonic communication
purposes. For Electric Lighting purposes the following pipes and
wires have been agreed to :—
London Electric Supply Corporation.—From Trinity Street
across Borough High Street to Great Suffolk Street; Bermondsey
New Road ; Paragon Mews; Searles Road; Montague Street;
Friar Street, mains and surface boxes.
County of London and Brush Provincial Electric Lighting
Company, Ltd.—Transformer Boxes in various streets and roads
and Electrical Conduits on both sides of Webber Street, Marshal
sea Road, Harrow Street, Friar Street, Lancaster Street,
Surrey Square, Page's Walk, Skipton Street, and Scovell Road.
SEARLES ROAD.
In connection with the laying out of Lord Llangattock's estate,
consequent upon the erection of the Board School at the Paragon, the
Vestry, on the 21st November, 1890, directed Searles Road to be paved
as a new street. Lord Llangattock shortly after this date offered to
provide the requisite trees and tree guards for placing in the street in
the event of the Vestry undertaking to maintain the same. The
Vestry agreed to accept this offer, and tendered to his lordship their
thanks for his gift. It may be added that the planting of the trees
will very considerably improve the appearance of the Paragon Garden
at the southerly side.
SHORINGS.
The attention of the Committee was called to the number of
shorings placed on the streets and roads throughout the parish, and
forming obstructions to the passage of the public. As several of the
shorings had been erected under the direction of the London County
Council, the Vestry directed a communication to be forwarded to that
body, asking them to deal with the matter. The Council replied that
in many of the cases the shorings had not been erected by their
direction, and they expressed the opinion that the Vestry alone could
take action against the persons offending. It was ascertained that
several of the shorings had existed for some years, and the Surveyor
was instructed to serve notice upon the owners calling upon them to
remove them forthwith. In one or two instances the notices were