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"That the necessary agreement or lease shall be drawn
up by the Solicitor of the Board, all legal and other expenses
in connection therewith to be paid and borne by the
Company."
Owing to difficulties experienced by the Company in
dealing with the Postal Authorities and the London County
Council, without whose consent respectively they cannot proceed,
the Company have not yet been able to avail themselves
of the concession.
TRAMCARS AND COLOURED LIGHTS.
On receipt of a circular-letter from the Vestry of St. Luke,
Middlesex, calling attention to the inconvenience occasioned to
the travelling public by the removal from street tramcars of
the coloured lights which indicated the routes traversed by the
cars, and forwarding copy of a resolution passed by the Vestry
intimating their intention to apply to the Council for a modification
or the withdrawal of the order under which such lights
were discontinued, the Board concurred and caused a letter to
be addressed to the Council in support of the Vestry's application.
PARLIAMENTARY PLANS.
In November, 1899, the following Parliamentary Plans,
together with gazette notice and book of reference were deposited,
viz.:—
1. County of London and Brush Provincial Electric
Lighting Company, Limited, for power to acquire six houses
on the north side of Newcomen Street, Borough, and
Snowsfields.
2. City of London Electric Lighting Company,
Limited, for power to acquire land and houses on the north
side of Sumner Street and south side of Bankside and
premises in the rear thereof. Also for a diversion of the
roadway in Pike Gardens, Bankside.
3. The Postmaster-General for the acquisition of a site
between Union Street, Borough, and Orange Street, for the
purposes of a new parcel sorting office.
4. The London County Council for Tramways affecting
the tramway lines in Blackfriars Road.
The several plans were referred to the Paving and General
Purposes Committee for consideration, and on the bills being
procured it was resolved as follows :—