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consume 15 feet per hour, 3 regulated to consume 16 feet per hour,
1 60-candle power consuming 20 feet per hour, 4 80-candle power
consuming 24 feet per hour, 26 100-candle power consuming 33
feet per hour, 1 180-candle power consuming 50 feet per hour, and
1 200-candle power consuming 58 feet per hour.
The annual cost of gas lighting, and maintenance of 12 lamps
under railway arches, and 3 in Great Eastern Street, amounting to
£44 6s. 0d., has been paid by the North London Railway
Company, and the owners of three lamps in Great Eastern Street.
The sum of £6 2s. 0d., has been recovered from persons causing
damage to lamps by driving against them, or by projections on
their vehicles, 12/6 has been paid to the Police for reporting
particulars.
The sum of £1 12s. 0d., was realised by the sale of old lampirons,
and during the months of November, December and
January, lamps were lighted in the day-time for a period of 38½
hours on account of the foggy weather.
PUBLIC URINALS.
The Public Urinals, 32 in number, were cleaned and painted
in the Summer by men employed for the purpose by the Vestry,
the cost for labour, paint, and tools, amounted to £36 18s. 9d.
The sum of £321 11s. 10d., was paid to the Water Companies
for water supplied to the Urinals and rent of Meters during the
year.
The sum of £5 17s. 6d., was paid during the year for repairs
to Urinals.
Two rewards of 10/- were paid to the Police for detecting and
convioting persons sticking quack doctors' bills in the Public
Urinals.
The sum of £4 12s. 0d., was paid for one dozen enamelled iron
“Caution” tablets 24 X 18 fixed on walls where nuisances are
committed.