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From St. John's Lane to St. John's Square, three wires.
St. John's Square to Clerkenwell Green Post Office, one
wire.
Across Myddelton Square, one wire.
Across Clareraont Square, one wire.
Across Northampton Square, one wire.
The United Telephone Company stated that they were
not in a position to give the information asked for.
Steam Rollers.—In the early part of the year, the Gas
Light and Coke Company obtained an injunction against
the Vestry of Kensington, restraining them from using
Steam Rollers in such a way as to injure the pipes and
mains of the Company, and the decision was afterwards
upheld by the Court of Appeal. The Company in June,
1885, served upon this Vestry a notice holding them
responsible for any injury that may result to their mains and
pipes from the methods adopted for repairing the streets.
The Vestry in November appointed dele ;ates to a Conference
at the Kensington Vestry Ilall to endeavour to
obtain legislative relief in respect of such restrictions.
Disused Graveyards and the Unemployed.—In the
early part of 1886, in consequence of the great depression
in trade and the severe weather, the Vestry had before them
letters from the Local Government Board and Lord
Brabazon, Chairman of the Metropolitan Public Gardens
Association, upon the question of the desirability and
practicability of findiug work for the unemployed by laying
out the disused graveyards of the Parish as open spaces.
The graveyards of St. James, Clerkenwell, and St. James,
Pentonville, are the only ones in the Parish capable of