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The Metropolitan Board, however, declined to take any
action with regard to the areas referred to them, being of
opinion that they were rather within the scope of Torrens'
Acts than of Cross's; and the Medical Officer consequently,
on the 10th January, 1884, submitted an Official Representation
to the Vestry under Torrens' Acts with regard to
these areas.
These Representations were then referred to the Surveyor,
in accordance with the Act, whose reports on the
matter were received on the 10th March, and referred to
the Sanitary Committee for consideration and report. The
subject was at this stage at the close of the parochial year
with which this Report deals.
Electric Lighting.—It will be remembered that in the
last Annual Report it was stated that the Vestry were
prepared to give their assent to the application of the Metropolitan
Brush Electric Lighting Co. for a Provisional Order
upon certain amendments being accepted by the Company
and the Board of Trade; the Board of Trade however, in
April, 1883 prepared a model Provisional Order, to the
general principles and form of which they stated they should
adhere, leaving it to the Promoters and the local authorities
to settle between them the special local particulars, such as
those relating to area and the deposit of capital. This Provisional
Order was found to meet the majority of the objections
of the Vestry to that of the Promoters, and they therefore
accepted same. The representatives of the Company
then had an interview with the Committee of Works, when
it was agreed that the area of the Parish to be included in
Schedule A should be that comprised within Exmouth Street
and Myddelton Street on the north, St. John Street Road
on the east, Corporation Row and Bowling Green Lane on
the south, and Farringdon Road on the west, and that of
the capital which it was proposed to appropriate for the
work (£15,000) ten per cent. should be deposited or secured,