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Company withdrew their notice above referred to, and substituted
another, expressing their intention to lay mains in
Newcomen Street, Union Street, Charlotte Street, Blackfriars
Road, and Cross Street, in lieu of the streets mentioned in their
former notice, and it is expected that the works, which have
been delayed owing to questions at issue between the Company
and the Postmaster General, will shortly be proceeded with.
Quite recently the Brush Electrical Engineering Company,
Limited, have given statutory notice of their intention to apply
to the Board of Trade for a Provisional Order, to authorise
them to supply Electrical energy for any public or private
purposes within the area of this Board's jurisdiction.
School Board
Sites.
In March last, a circular letter was received from the Vestry
of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington, forwarding copy of a resolution
passed by them, suggesting that a petition should be
presented to the House of Commons praying for a Royal
Commission to inquire into the irregularities alleged to have
taken place in the acquisition of sites and construction of
buildings by the School Board for London. The Board resolved
to adopt a petition accordingly, and one was shortly
afterwards drawn up and presented to the House by Mr.
Causton, M.P., on behalf of the Board.
School Board
Precepts.
In the same month a circular-letter was received from the
Vestry of Battersea stating that the Vestry had had under
consideration the question of the increase in the amount of
the Precepts of the School Board for London ; that the Vestry
viewed with concern the ever-increasing rate demanded for
school-board purposes, and inquiring whether, in the event of
the Vestry convening a conference upon the subject, this
Board would send delegates. The Board assented, and
appointed Messrs. Rider, Hale and Goodwin. Shortly afterwards
a circular-letter was received from the Vestry of St.
Mary Abbotts, Kensington, forwarding resolutions to the like
effect, and also requesting this Board to appoint delegates.
The Battersea Vestry having in the meantime, in consequence
of the action taken by that of Kensington, resolved to forego
the holding of a conference, the Board requested the delegates