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CONTRACTS FOR WORKS AND MATERIALS.
Particulars of the various contracts entered into or continued
during the year are given on page 149.
STREET LIGHTING.
On the 25th March, 1889, there were 807 public lamps in
the various thoroughfares of the Parish, 773 of which were
ordinary street lamps (452 burning cannel gas, and 321
burning common gas), 4 were urinal lamps, and 30 were
larger lamps attached to refuges.
On the 25th March, 1890, the number of lamps was 818,
showing an increase of 11 in the 12 months; the proportion
of different lamps is now 459 cannel gas street lamps,
324 common gas street lamps, 4 urinal lamps, and 31 refuge
lamps. Until quite recently, the ordinary street lamps were
lighted, extinguished, cleaned, and maintained by the Gas
Company under an arrangement with the Vestry ; the agreed
sum for last year was £3 per annum for each lamp burning
cannel gas, and £3 0s. 8d. for each lamp burning common gas.
The light given is practically identical, 4ft. of cannel gas being
supplied per lamp per hour, and 5ft. of common gas. 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
£2,707 0s. 11d., as compared with £2,559 5s. 8d. for the
previous twelve months. This sum is exclusive of new
lamp-posts, lanterns and fittings, which cost a further sum
of £1,184 10s. 7d.
The increase in the cost of street lighting is due partly to
the larger consumption of gas per lamp, which was