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St James's 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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STREET NAMES.
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 |
STREETS PARTLY SITUATE IN OTHER
PARISHES.
An order was made by the Metropolitan Board of Works
on the 6th March, 1857, placing that portion of Oxford
Street which is situate in the Parish of St. James under the
jurisdiction of the Vestry of St. Marylebone for all the purposes
of the Metropolis Local Management Act. The cost
of lighting, paving, cleansing, watering, &c., that portion of
the thoroughfare is ascertained annually and paid by the
Vestry.
By an order of the Metropolitan Board of Works, dated
the 10th August, 1866, specified sections of the following
thoroughfares are placed under the exclusive management
of the Vestries of St. James and St. George, Hanover,