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Licenses under the Electric Lighting Acts, and
into the subject matter of a Bill introduced into
Parliament by the Metropolitan Supply Company,
Limited. This Report contained the following
clause—"The case of St. James and St. John,
Clerkenwell is difficult to deal with. This Parish
is cut off from the district which I propose to allot
to the London Company, and the Metropolitan
Company has abandoned the North London Order
in which it was included, while the Vestry has
assented to the entrance of both Companies.
If the City should consent to allot a district
to the London Company, giving access to
Clerkenwell, this Parish should be added to
the London area, otherwise it might be
suggested to the Metropolitan Company to adhere
to their North London Order as far as this Parish
is concerned." When this Report came before the
Vestry it appeared that it was proposed to allot to
the Metropolitan Company, under their Mid-London
Order, an area in which St. Sepulchre, Saffron
Hill and Holborn would be embraced. The Vestry
therefore addressed letters to the Board of Trade
and the Metropolitan Electric Supply Company,
suggesting that the Parish of Clerkenwell should
be included in the Mid-London Order. It was,
however, added to the London Company's area,
and in June the Board of Trade proceeded to settle
the Schedule of Streets, and the amount of deposit
to be made by the undertakers. The Clerk and the
Surveyor attended the Board of Trade on the
occasion, and reported that, after discussion as to
the main thoroughfares in the Parish, it was ultimately
agreed that Saint John Street and Saint
John Street Road to Pentonville Road, and
Pentonville Road from the "Angel" to the
boundary of the Parish near King's Cross would be
fair and suitable thoroughfares to be scheduled for