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by law to charge, for public purposes, the same price as is
charged to private consumers in the District of the South
Metropolitan Gas Company, even although their profits may
not be sufficient to warrant a general reduction in price.
PRIVATE LAMPS.
The Vestry some years since decided not to permit the
erection of Private Lamps, except upon the following con
ditions:—
1. That no part of such Lamps shall be less than 10 feet in height
from the public footway.
2. That no such Lamps shall in any case project further than the
inside of the kerb bounding the footway.
3. That all such Lamps shall be entirely free from writing or any
trade devices, except in such cases as Medical Men, Post
Office, Sweeps, Fire Engine, or other positions where they
would be a public guide in cases of emergency.
4. That no such Lamps shall be suspended by ball and socket-
joint only.
5. That no Lamps on posts be agreed to unless they are kept
lighted the whole night.
6. That a sketch of the proposed Lamps, with their dimensions,
and of any intended inscription thereon, be submitted with
the application to the Vestry for approval.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
The application of the South Metropolitan Electric Supply
Company for a Provisional Order under the Electric Lighting
Act, 1882, received careful consideration. The draft of
the proposed Order was referred to the Lighting Committee,
and the following extract from their Report clearly expresses
the views entertained by the Vestry on the subject:—
Throughout their deliberations, your Committee have endeavoured to
keep in view the interests of the general body of consumers of electricity
and the rights to be maintained by the Vestry on behalf of the public, such