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These tanks are connected with sewers that we are unable
to flush from the river and are invaluable in dry weather in
keeping the sewers with which they are connected thoroughly
cleansed. We have also a brick flushing tank in St. Margaret's
Court, and this is used periodically. In addition to these tanks
we have our river penstocks and hydrants.

Amount of deposits paid to Board for same £273 6s. 0d.
ADVERTISING STATIONS (RATING) ACT.
Five advertising licenses have been taken out during the
year, for which deposits amounting to £17 15s. 2d. have been
paid.
PUBLIC LIGHTING.
A great deal has been done towards the improvement of
the public lighting in the district, the incandescent gas system
has been applied to the whole of the public lamps.
In the main thoroughfares, viz., Borough High Street,
Southwark Street, Blackfriars Road, Southwark Bridge Road,
and Stamford Street, new lamp columns of an improved
design are being erected, these are fitted with a circular "Paris"
lantern and a No. 4 Welsbach burner which is estimated to
have an illuminating power of about 90 candles; about 130 of
these new lamps will be fixed, and the cost of each lamp £3 6s.
per annum. The remaining lamps, about 450 in number, have
been altered and improved and fitted with No. 2 Welsbach
burners which are estimated to have an illuminating power o
about 40 candles. The cost of these lamps will be £2 10s. per
annum each.