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Electrical Engineer to carry out the scheme for an Electric Light Installation and
Dust Utilization on the lines of his report, on the following terms, viz.—Three per
cent, on the amount of the original tenders accepted for electrical plant and
buildings, and Five per cent, on those for the buildings for dust utilization, the
thirty guineas for the preliminary report made by him to be included in such
charges. The Vestry, however, decided at their meeting on the 21st March, 1893,
that the appointment of a consulting engineer should be deferred until a convenient
site had been secured.
pitfield street site.
The consulting engineer's report having been adopted by the Vestry, the
question of obtaining a suitable site was discussed by the Parliamentary Committee
and later by the Electric Lighting Committee, who made enquiries as to a large
site in Pitfield Street, containing about one and a half acres, which was thought to
be suitable for a joint scheme for the erection of an Electric Lighting Station and
Dust Utilizer, and for Public Baths and Washhouses, and a Public Library ; in
addition another site in Ivy Street was also considered. The Pitfield Street site
was recommended to the Vestry, and negotiations for its purchase were pending at
the conclusion of the period covered by this report.
MOIRA PLACE AND PLUMBER'S PLACE AREA.
Substantial progress has been made in giving effect to the scheme for
reconstructing this unhealthy area under Part II. of the Housing of the Working
Classes Act, 1890.
On the 18th March, 1892, the Housing of the Working Classes Committee
discussed the advisability of continuing the proposed new road mentioned in their
scheme (a copy of which is printed in my report for the year ending 25th March,
1892, at page 43), by making it pass through a portion of the St. Luke's Parish to
the City Road. This alternate scheme was estimated by the Surveyor (Mr. Eve)
to cost a sum of £8,200 more than the Committee's scheme. The Committee were
unanimously of opinion that this would greatly improve their scheme, and be an
advantage to the neighbourhood. The Committee accordingly approached the St.
Luke s Vestry, and pointed out to them the advantages which would accrue to both
parishes if this were done, and urged them to co-operate with this Vestry by
providing the necessary outlay for the extension of the road, through a small
portion of their parish. The St. Luke's Vestry replied that they did not consider
the construction of a new street through a portion of their parish to the City Road
in continuation of this Vestry's proposed new street an improvement which would
materially affect that parish, and consequently they wore not prepared to co-operate
with this \ estry in the matter. The negociations with the St. Luke's Vestry having
led to no result, the Committee approached the London County Council with a view