CO129-254 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [1-4] — Page 452

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" the livre was dam.

damaged by the fire,

" and the firenen,

"Kan

ran

#

in consequence,

additional risk to life and

"humb, and in the second, to

avoid accidents, the current was

shut off, thereby plunging part of

#

the

City

into almost total darkness.

We would sub mit that

the above is somewhat misleading,

tue

quive

the case

ao

herewith the facts of

Jar

as these have come

to our knowledge.

With reference to the

fire of 5th May,

that one

troy Me

Marrager reports

of the small poles carrying our wires was situated us front of the building which was burnt, and was attached to the building by

stay.

Previous to the fire kench had been dug immediately

wire s

A

the purpose

20

in front of

this pole for of laying Drain or Water Pipes, that the pole was deprived of support

fowards

"

towards the centre of the roadway.

the

stay,

In the course of the fire,

4, which had hitherto been holding the pole upright, became detached from the building,

and

the pole fell forward until it

angle

le on the opposite

rested at

arr

side of the trench, the wires still

ren

raining attached to the pole tax the roadway in front of

the pole

been undisturbed the pole would not have fallen.

On examination in the

the cover

morning.

covering of the wire Gad been haut in the vicinity of

wire

the fire, but neither the copper conducting steel bearer supporting it, were broken. The Street lights.

nor the shanded

kept alight

to were

as usual until 4.30.4.

.M., which was the authorized time

for extriquishing them mentioned

ai

schedule.

With