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The Vestry have terminated the contract with Messrs. S.
Pontifex & Co. for the maintenance of street lanterns, &c,
and have entered into an arrangement with Messrs. R. & J.
Shiers for carrying out the work on slightly different conditions.
As in the former case, the arrangement is terminable
on the 25th December in any year, on one month's
previous notice.
The agreed rate of maintenance is as
follows:—
Per annum.
16in. lantern and column
5/6
14in. „ ,,
5/3
16in. „ and bracket
5/6
14in. „ ,,
5/9
“Metropole” lanterns, and bracket or coloumn
6/-
Refuge lanterns and column
17/6
Metropolitan Board pattern lantern and column
8/6
Keeping in repair or supplying new governors
and burners as required to refuge lamps
2/6
Ditto ditto other meter lamps
2/6
Ditto ditto meter fittings
5/-
Cleaning services of all
7/6
INCREASED COST OF GAS.
The increased charge by the Gas Light and Coke Company
to private consumers does not affect the cost of
public lighting, which is fixed by Parliament at the lowest
rate in force, for the time being, for private lighting in
the Metropolis. The South Metropolitan Gas Company
have not seen the necessity of increasing their charge,
consequently the cost of public lighting north of the
Thames remains unaltered.
D