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No. 27, has lately been pulled down, and it is expected that the
arrangement will shortly be carried out.
DRINKING FOUNTAINS AND CATTLE TROUGHS.
The Board, at the request of the Metropolitan Drinking
Fountain and Cattle Trough Association has, by deed of gift,
dated the 18th December, 1899, taken over the several public
drinking fountains and cattle troughs in the St. Saviour's
district, viz. -
Drinking fountain in Blackfriars Road, opposite Christ
Church.
Two cattle troughs at south end of Holland Street,
Blackfriars Road.
It has also made arrangements for a continuance of the
supply of water to the same and to the fountain at the triangle
in Union Street, which was presented to the parishioners of
St. Saviour's about the year 1856 by the late Mr. Alderman
Hale.
NATIONAL TELEPHONE COMPANY.
The National Telephone Company, who have already a
way-leave granted to them for pipes and wires in Southwark
Bridge Road, for which they pay a rent of £50 per annum,
applied, through Messrs. Field & Sons, for an additional wayleave,
stating that they were in negotiation for the premises
No. 114, Southwark Street and land adjoining, with the object
of establishing therein a central telephone exchange, and were
desirous of laying down wires to connect with same. The
Board, considering it desirable in the interests of the public
that reasonable facilities should be granted to the Company for
the carrying out of their undertaking, consented to their
application on the following terms and conditions:—
"That the new agreement or lease shall be for a
definite term, expiring with the Company's license, about
31st December, 1911.
"That the Company shall pay the Board or its successors
a rent of £80 per annum, the Board and its successors
to have the free use of two telephones for which the Board
now pays the sum of £28 2s. per annum (making a total of
£108 2s.), the arrangement to be subject to their taking the
premises in Southwark Street above mentioned, and using
the same for the purpose of a central exchange, and