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Limited, applied to the Board for its consent to an application
to the Board of Trade for a Provisional Order enabling the
Company to supply electricity within the St. Saviour's District
and deposited plans showing that it was their intention to
lay mains in the Borough High Street. The Board was
strongly opposed to the application, two Companies being
already authorised to supply electricity, and having statutory
powers to break up the roads and footpaths in the district.
It transpired, however, that the principal object which the
Company had in view was to connect the two districts of
St. Olave and St. George-the-Martyr, in respect of both of
which they had already obtained Provisional Orders ; and, on
their agreeing to omit the Borough High Street from and to
limit the area of supply to a email portion of the Parish of St.
Saviour lying to the east of Bowling Green Lane, in Newcomen
Street, the Board gave its consent, and a Provisional Order
has been issued accordingly.
SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY WIDENING.
In November last plans were deposited by the South
Eastern Railway Company, together with the usual gazette
notice and book of reference, of proposed widenings of their
line of railway between Southwark Street and the Waterloo
Railway Station, and in the month of December they lodged
a copy of a bill for giving effect thereto in the Private Bill
Office of the House of Commons. On examination of the
same, it was found that the only question of importance
in regard thereto, so far as this district was concerned, was
the lighting of the arches, several of which will be rendered
dark if the widenings are carried out. It was thought
necessary, nevertheless, to present a petition against the
bill in order to obtain a locus standi, and enable the Board
to oppose the same, if necessary. Negotiations were, however,
opened with the Company, Mr. Baxter rendering valuable
assistance in so doing, with the result that the Company
agreed to insert a clause for the protection of the district
similar to that which was inserted in their Act of 1890, viz.:—
Clause 14.—"The following provisions for the protection of the Board
of Works for the St. Saviour's District (in this Section called the St.
Saviour's Board) shall have effect with respect to such part of the
widenings and works as are to be constructed and made, and such of the
powers of the Company as are to be exercised within the said District
(that is to say):—
1. The Company shall not commence the construction of any of the
before-mentioned widenings, nor shall they break up or disturb
any road, street or place under the control or jurisdiction of the
St. Saviour's Board until they shall have given 21 days' notice
in writing of their intention to commence the same, specifying
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