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ing men and women in the outer suburbs, owing to the
congested state of the population of the central portion!
of the Metropolis. Your petitioners are of opinion that
the Cheap Trains (London) Bill, by fixing a low rate ol
fare for workmen's tickets within twelve miles of London,
will materially conduce to this end, as it will not «^nly
cheapen many workmen's fares at present existing
between suburban stations and the termini, but it will
definitely fix the cost of conveyance, and thus encourage
workmen, with their families, to reside in the suburbs.
" Wherefore, your Petitioners humbly pray that your
honorable House will be pleased to pass the
aforesaid Bill.
" And your Petitioners will ever pray, Ac.'
Wayleave.
In November the Board granted the Brush Electrical
Engineering Company, Limited, in consideration of their
agreeing to pay the Board a yearly rent of £50, leave to lay
down mains from the north end of Holland Street, via that
portion formerly called Green Walk, and Southwark Street, to
Blackfriars Bridge, for the purpose of conveying electricity
from premises in Holland Street which they were then seeking
to acquire, to the City of London, for the lighting of a portion
of which they were negociating. The Company, however,
obtained other premises in lieu thereof, known as Meredith's
Wharf, situate in Bankside, about midway between Blackfriars
and Southwark bridges, and, in the early part of the
present year, they applied to the Board for an extension of the
wayleave westwards from those premises along Bankside to
join their authorised line, and eastwards along the same
thoroughfare, to Southwark Bridge. The Board granted their
application, and the same was given effect to by an agreement
in writing, dated the 27th April, 1891 (a).
Fire Alarm Posts.
November, also, the Board sanctioned an application of
the Postal Telegraphs' Department for the erection of Fire
Alarm Posts in Sumner Street and Park Street.
London School Board Elections Bill
In December a circular-letter was received from the Vestry
of St. Pancras, calling attention to the provisions of the London
School Board, Elections, Bill; requesting the Board to petition
Parliament in favour of the same, and inviting it to
appoint representatives to take part in a deputation to the
Education Department of the Privy Council on the subject.
The Board assented, appointing Mr. Carter and Mr. Sinclair
(a) The Board has lately given its consent, pursuant to one of the provisions of the
agreement, to the transfer by the Brush Company, of the Wuyleave in question,
to the City of London Electric Lighting Company, Limited.