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BOROUGH OF SHOREDITCH.
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The Vestry of the Parish of St, Leonard, Shoreditch,
in the county of london.
REPORT OF CHIEF ELECTRICAL ENGINEER.
Electricity Supply Department
25th March, 1898.
To the Chairman and Members of the Shoreditch Vestry.
Gentlemen,
The combined undertaking, formally opened by Lord Kelvin, on the 28th
June, 1897, from which date, the two Departments, viz., Electricity Generating
Station and Refuse Destructor, have been at work continuously.
At the date of making up this report, it is impossible to show as complete
a record as is usual in such cases, inasmuch as the accounts only cover a period of
nine months, and not a complete year's working. Moreover, as several very
important items in connection with the various Contractors' obligations and
guarantees have not been yet completed, I am, therefore, for obvious reasons,
unable to give such a full account as I should have wished.
I am, however, pleased to be able to report that the whole of the plant and
apparatus is in first-class repair and thorough working order, the amount spent on
repairs being naturally very small.
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