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course, to the division of the parishes between two Companies,
viz: the London Electric Supply Corporation and the Westminster
Electric Lighting Company, the former Company to
have the portion of the parish lying to the north of Victoria
Street, excepting that portion of St Margaret's lying to the
west of St George, Hanover Square (viz Knightsbridge), and
the latter portion of the parish lying to the south of Victoria
Street With regard to Knightsbridge, the Board of Trade is
recommended to grant powers to the Kensington and Knightsbridge
Electric Lighting Company, who are already lighting
this area under a license, granted upon the approval of the
Vestry
The Committee have to recommend—
1 That the Vestry reserve its consideration of the schemes for
the lighting of the Parish by Electricity, and the proposed
provisional orders until the Bill relating thereto has been
introduced into Parliament, and that the Board of Trade be
informed accordingly; and
2 That the Committee be authorised, in case of necessity, to
petition against the Bills affecting the Parish, and to affix
the Common Seal thereto
The Vestry adopted these recommendations, in conformity
with which the Committee sealed petitions against the three
schemes recognised by the Board of Trade This action
was duly reported to the Vestry on 2-tth July, when the
Committee were relieved from further duty in the matter
by the Vestry resolving to take no further action in
opposing either of the Provisional Orders An application
by a fourth company to introduce its system into the
parish under a license from the Board of Trade was also
consented to by the Vestry at the same meeting, and subsequently
confirmed ; but the license was not granted
The Bill confirming the three Provisional Orders passed
into law, shortly after which the footways in the principal
thoroughfares were disturbed for the pux-pose of laying the
mains
From the notice published in the London Gazette in
November, there was good reason to believe that the Bill
of the London Tramways Company would contain a provision
enabling the Company to extend their system from