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PROVISIONAL ORDERS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
The undermentioned Companies have during the current
year served copies of their Provisional Orders for the supply
in the Parish of electricity for public and private lighting,
viz.:—
The Edison Electric Light Company, Limited.
The Swan United Electric Light Company, Limited.
The Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company,
Limited.
The Edison and Swan (United) Electric Light Company,
Limited.
The West London Electric Lighting Company, Limited.
LIGHTING.
During the current year a considerable improvement has
been effected in the lighting of the parish, burners consuming
20 ft. per hour having been fitted to the lamps at
the Refuges, and burners for general lighting consuming
6 ft. per hour having been substituted for those consuming
4 ft. per hour—the estimated cost per annum for lighting
being thus increased from £2,460 to £3,430.
On the 1st July, 1883, the price of gas for the supply of
the public lamps was reduced from 3/2 to 2/10 per 1,000
cubic feet.
WOOD PAVING.
The Vestry having been urgently requested to extend
the system of wood paving in the parish, entered into a
contract with the Improved Wood Pavement Company
for the laying down of wood paving in the following
streets, viz.: St. Martin's Lane (part of), St. Martin's Place,
Duncannon Street, Pall Mall East, Trafalgar Square (north,