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STREET LIGHTING.
On the 25th March, 1885, there were 750 public lamps in
the various thoroughfares of the Parish, 726 of which wore
ordinary street lamps (525 burning cannel gas, and 201
burning common gas), 4 were urinal lamps, and 20 were
larger lamps attached to refuges.
On the 25th March, 1886, the number of lamps was 728,
showing a decrease of 22 in the twelve months; the proportion
of different lamps is now 485 cannel gas street lamps,
218 common gas street lamps, 4 urinal lamps, and 21 refuge
lamps. There are 34 lamps in Shaftesbury Avenue, the cost
of lighting, extinguishing, and maintaining, which will in
future be borne by the Vestry; these are not included in the
above figures. The ordinary street lamps are lighted,
extinguished, cleaned, and maintained by the Gas Company
under an arrangement with the Vestry; the agreed sum
is £2 11s. 2d. per annum each either for cannel or
common gas, 2£ ft. of cannel gas being supplied per lamp
per hour, and 3ft. of common gas. Larger street lamps
are charged for at a proportionate price, but as
regards the refuge lamps, payment is made according to
the consumption of gas as registered by meter. The total
cost of street lighting for the past year amounted to
£2,179 2s. 3d., as compared with £2,295 8s. 8d. for the
previous twelve months. This sum is exclusive of new lampposts,
lanterns and fittings, which cost a further sum ot
£57 2s. 8d.
The subject of Street Lighting has occupied much time
during the past year, and several improvements have been
effected. The lighting of Regent Street has been increased
by the substitution of three lamps ot 80 candle power each
for smaller lamps at refuges, and by affixing a burner
consuming a fraction more than 4 cubic feet ol cannel ga^ p« r
hour to each of the street lamps, in place of a burner pacing
only 2J feet per hour. The extra annual cost lor gas conse-