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left for him, at his office, plans, elevations, sections, and
other necessary particulars of the construction of such
wienings
" (2) The Company shall repay to the St. Saviour's Board
the cost of any extra lamps, including the expense of
lighting and maintaining the same, which may, in the
opinion of the St. Saviour's Board, be reasonably necessary
for lighting any road or street crossed by suck widenings
after the completion thereof; and the Company shall
save harmless the said District against all and every
expense to be occasioned thereby; and such work shall
be done to the reasonable satisfaction of the surveyor of
the St. Saviours Board, at the cost, charges, and
expenses in all respects of the Company.
"(3) In constructing the Widening (No. 1) by this Act
authorised, the width of the said widening, where the same
crosses Stoney Street, shall not exceed 15 feet, measured
at right angles to the line of railway.
" (4) If any dispute or difference of opinion shall arise between
the Company and the St. Saviour's Board touching
the reasonableness of any of the requirements of any surveyor
acting for the St. Saviour's Board, such dispute or
difference of opinion shall be referred to the arbitration
of an engineer to appointed by the Board of Trade, in
manner provided by the Railway Companies' Arbitration
Act, 1859."
On the Bill reaching the lower House, the Company refusing
to give any undertaking not to alter or interfere with the
clauses which had been inserted by the Lords, it was resolved
to present a petition to the House of Commons praying that
no alteration might be made in any of the clauses. Mr. Rigg
appealed as counsel on behalf of the Board to watch its progress
; but no alteration was attempted, and the clauses now
stand as part of the Bill.
On the application of the London County Council, the Fire Escape
Board, in November last, sanctioned the placing of a fire
escape and watch-box at the junction of Sumner Street and
Great Guildford Street.
In April last, a circular-letter was received from the Vestry water
of St. James, Westminster, on the subject of Metropolitan
Water Supply, forwarding copy of a resolution passed by them