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PRIVATE LAMPS.
The Vestry some years since decided not to permit
the erection of Private Lamps, except upon the follownig
conditions:—
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
Offices, Sweeps, Fire Engines, 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.
It was stated in last year's Report that two companies
had been authorised to supply electricity throughout the
Parish, and that these companies had adopted different
systems of supply.
The system of the London Electric Supply Corporation is
one of high pressure and double conversion, that is, the
current leaves the generating station at a potential of about