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RefNoKCB/2/CL/10/28
AltRefNoCB/2/CL/10/28
TitleA provisional order for electric lighting
DescriptionThis series relates to obtaining a provisional order from the Local Board of Trade to allow the provision of electrical lighting in Cambridge. It consists of a copy of the Electric Lighting Act, 1882 and a subsequent act to amend it; copies of the provisional order; a copy of the printed invitation to tender; a memorial and notices published in local and national newspapers; tenders from Siemens Bros and Co; the Electric Trust; Johnson and Philips; the Electrical Engineering Corporation; JEH Gordon and Company; and the Electric Construction Company; minutes of related committee meetings during the application for the order; and responses to queries sent to other boroughs and local authorities enquiring about their provision for electric lighting.
Date1882-1892
CreatorNameMunicipal Corporation of Cambridge
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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