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Whereupon the Vestry unanimously passed the
following resolution:—"That the best thanks of the
"Vestry bo given to the Clerk for the constant
"assiduity and attention bestowed by him in the matter,
"by which so successful a termination of the business
" has been come to."
The Vestry also unanimously presented the Clerk
with £60 out of the sum in question, as an acknowledgment
of their appreciation of his services in the
matter.
The London Street Tramways Company commenced
in March last, to lay their tramway along Pentonville
Road to King's Cross, authorised in the last Session of
Parliament, and the line is now complete.
Electric Lighting.—In the last Report it was stated
that the Vestry had entered into a contract with the
Electric Light and Power Generator Company, (now
the Maxim-Weston Electric Company,) to light Pentonville
Road with their incandescent lamps for one
year for a sum of £167 17s. 6d. Some delay took
place in the preparation for the lighting, and it was
early in October before the lighting was commenced.
During the year the Electric Lighting Act, 1882,
was passed. It provides that any local authority, (in
the Metropolis, the Vestries and District Boards,) or
any Company or private individual may, under certain
conditions, obtain a licence from the Board of Trade
for the supply of Electricity in any area, for public
or private purposes, for a period not exceeding seven
years, or a Provisional Order for the same purpose.
Under the provisions of the Act notices were given
by the Metropolitan Brush Electric Lighting Company,
the Gulcher Electric Lighting Company, the