1908 Stock Exchange Year-Book: Lighting and Water: B

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• Bahia Blanca Gas Co, Limited.—Directors: R. Pinsent, F. C. im Thurn, and J. C. im Thurn. Secretary: J. M. Macmorran. Office: 1, East India Avenue, E.O.— The company was registered July 11, 1907, to take over land and gasworks for the supply of Bahia Blanca, in the Argentine Republic.

• Barking Gas Co.—Directors: J. C. Russell (Chairman), W. Benson, A. E. O. Humphreys-Owen, B. Richardson. W. H. Richardson. Manager and {Secretary: W. B. Reidie. Office: Barking, Essex.—The company was incorporated in 1867.

• Barnet District Gas and Water Co. — Directors : A. H. Baynes (Chairman), J. W. L. Glaisher (Deputy-Chairman), J. L. Chapman, A. Lass, F.' Lennard, and A. F. Phillips. Engineer and Manager :T. H. Martin. Secretary and Accountant: E. W. Drew. Office: Gracechurch Street, E.C.—The company was incorporated in 1872.

• Barnsley Gas Co. — Office: Barnsley. — The company was incorporated in 1821.

• Bath Gas Light and Coke Co.—Directors: A. Browning (Chairman), P. K. Stothert (Deputy-Chairman), S. F. Andrews, J. Chaffin, J. E. Commans, E. Noke, and E. W. Rooke. Secretary: H. Shepherd. Office: Upper Bristol Road, Bath.— The company was established in 1818i

• Bexhill Water and Gas Co.—Directors: A. H. Kersey (Chairman), F. W. Atkinson, J. G. Lambert, and J. E. Plummer. Secretary: R. D. Jesty. Office: 5, Sea Road, Bexhill-on-Sea. —The company was incorporated in 1885.

• Beyrouth Water Works Co, Limited.—Directors: E. Easton (Chairman), Capt. A. Monis, and W. T. Western. Secretary: A. C. B. Douglas. Offices: 13, Throgmorton Avenue, E.C.—The company was registered April 28,1873. The company holds a concession which expires in 1950, and has a subsidy from the municipality of 30,000 francs per annum up till 1910, and 15,000 francs per annum for the remainder of the period, while at the end of the concession the works revert to the municipality without payment.

• Bilston Gas-Light and Coke Co.—Director's: II. Holcroft (Chairman), T. B, Adams, S. B. Cole, J. AV. Hall, A. Holcroft, Rev. C. Lee, and H. S. Pratt. Secretary^ Enyincer arid Manager: W. H. Adams. Office: Ettingshall, Bilston.—The company was incoq)orated in 1846.

• Bishop's Stortford and District Gas Co.—Directors: B. L. Burton (Chairman), A. S. Barrett (Deputy-Chairman), H. Green, and H. Sworder. Secretary: W. J. Gee. Office: 16, Water Lane, Bishop Stortford.—The company was incorporated by act of parliament in June, 1904, having been registered as limited June 2, 1871.

• Bombay Gas Co, Limited.—Directors: H. E. Jones (Chairman), W. G. Bradshaw (Dejiuty-Chairman), C. Hunt, L. Penny, and Field-Marshal Sir E. Wood, V.C., G.C.B. Secretary ?’ A. Dickson, Jun. Office: 6, Draper's Gardens, E.C.—The company was registered in 1862.

• Borough of Portsmouth Waterworks Co.—Directors: W. Grant (Chairman), Col C. L. Owen (Deputy-Chairman), Sir J. Baker, Kt., M.P., T. S. Foster, AV. Gillman, and Col. F. Stubington. Secretary:' J. L. AA’^ilkinson. Chief Resident Engineer: H. Ashley*. Office: Portsmouth.—

• Bournemouth and Poole Electricity Supply Co, Limited.— Directors: A. H. Sanderson (Chairman), J. A. Hosker (Vice-Chairman), F. \V. Reynolds, F. E. Savory, and R. P. Sellon. Secretary: H. B. Renwick. 0ffi.ee : Moorgate Court, Moorgate Place, E.C.— The company was registered December 9,1897, and, besides the undertaking at Bournemouth and in that district, owns the entire share capital and the whole of the mortgages, debentures, &c., of the Richmond (Surrey) Electric Light and Power Co]], Limited, the latter having been acquired late in 1899. The local authorities may purchase the undertaking, as regards the Bournemouth portion, at any time after the expiration of 21 years, and before the expiration of 42 years, from the date of the order (August, 1890), and as regards the Poole portion at any time after the expiration of 14 years, and before the expiration of 35 years, from the date of the order (August, 1897).

• Bournemouth Gas and Water Co.—Directors: G. C. Whiteley (Chairman), R. H. Jones, S. L. Rymer, and C. Woodall. Engineer and General MavMgeri H. W. Woodall. Secretary: W. Cash. Office: 90, Cannon Street, E.C.—The company was incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1873, and in 1902 a local company waa absorbed.

• Brentford Gas Co. — Directors: U. J. Burke (Chairman), R. S. Adair, H. H. Batten, Col. A. H. W. Cowie, W. King, R. J. N. Neville, and H. C. Ward. _ Engineer and, Manager : A. A. Johnston. Secretary: W. Mann. Office: Brentford, Middlesex. —

• Bridgend Gas and Water Co.— Directors: T. G. Smith (Chairman), A. P. James, W. J. Lewis, S. Llewellyn, and O. Sheppard. Manager and Secreturg: 3 H. Dyer. Office: Quarella Road, Bridgend.—The company was incorporated in 1869,

• Bridport Waterworks Co.—Directors: T. A. Colfox (Chairman), W. James (Deputy-Chairman), A. Champ, R. J. Jenkins, and J. Lowe. Secretary: H, Gordon. Ojffice: Downes Street, Bridport.—The company was incorporated in 1872.

• Brighton and Hove General Gas Co.—Directors: J. Miles (Chairman), F. B. Webb (Deputy-Chairman), G. W. Carey, W. Colley, R. H. Jones, A. M. Paddon, and A. F. Phillips. Secretary: E. L. Burton. Office: 5, Great Winchester Street, E.C.—Th© company was established in 1825, was incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1839, and in 1882 absorbed the Brighton Gas Light and another local company.

• Bright's Light and Power, Limited.—Directors t T. Blair, J. S. Sawrey, 0. J. Wharton, and G. A. Wingfield. Office: 64, Cannon Street, E.C.—The company was registered July 21, 1898, to take over, as a going concern, electric light works at Santiago del Estero, and works {then under construction, and completed early _ in 1900) at Salta, both in the Argentine Republic; mills adjacent to the electrical works at Santiago; and to acquire other concessions of a similar nature. As regards the works at Santiago, the company has a monopoly under contract with the provincial government of all public lighting for twenty-five years from May, 1898, and is exempt from taxes of all kinds, while the contract for the city of Salta with the provincial government is for twenty-five years from March, 1897, grants a monopoly and exempts the company from taxes of ail kinds, and after the expiration of the period of twenty-five years the taxes are limited to 2 per cent, of the gross receipts.

• Bristol Gas Co. — Directors: J. W. S. Dix (Chairman), G. K. Stothert (Deputy-Chairman), J. H. Howell, J. H. Lockley, F. Richards, and P. R. Sleeman. Secretary/: J. Phillips. Office: Colston Street, Bristol.—The company was incorporated in 1853 as the Bristol United Gas-Light Company, and in 1891 the name was changed as above.

• Bristol Water Works Co.—Directors: H. N. Abbot (Chairman), E. Bush, C. W. Cope-Proctor, G. B. Hare, A. W. Summers, E. J. Swann, C. Thomas, and Lord Winterstoke. Secretary and General Manager: A. J. Alexander. Office: Telephone Avenue, Bristol.—

• British Gas-Light Co, Limited.—Directors : J. H. Palmer (Chaiiman), Maj.-Gent. W. T. Corrie, R. S. Gardiner, F. Wilkin, L. R. Wilkinson, and C. Woodall. Secretary: If, B. Chamberlain. O^ces: 11, George Yard, Lombard Street, E.Q.—The company was established in 1824, and owns gasworks at Hull, Norwich, the Potteries, Trowbridge, and Holy- well.

• British Thomson-Houston Co, Limited.—Directors : W. A. McArthur, M.P. (Chairman), C. Burrell, E. A. Carolan, C. A, Coffin, G. Franklin, H. C. Levis (Managing Director), J. F. Nauheim, O. Olivei^ E. W. Rice, O. H. Smith, and E. Thurnauer. Secretary: F. Fraser. Assistant Secretary and Registrar : A. Clements. ; 83, Cannon Street, E.C.—The company was registered May 18, 1896, and is a reconstruction on an enlarged basis of the British Thomson-Houston]], Limited, owners of certain rights in respect of electric lighting, traction, and power transmission.

• Broken Hill Water Supply, Limited.—London Directors: J. H. Smith and S. Spencer. London Secretary: E. Habben. London O,^ce: Palmerston House, E.C. Head Office: Melbourne.—The company was formed under Victorian laws in 1890 to acquire two local undertakings, which revert to the New South Wales government in 1918 without payment.-

• Bromley Gas Consumers Co

• Bromley (Kent) Electric Light and Power Co

• Brompton and Kensington Electricity Supply Co, Limited. — Directors: H. R. Beeton (Chairman), S. Beeton, W. R. Davies, and W. F. Leese. Manager: H. W. Bowden. Secretary: T. J. Owens. Office: Richmond Road, Earl’s Court, S.W. —The company was registered February 20, 1888, under the title of the House-to- House Electric Light Supply Co]], Limited, and commenced supplying electricity in October, 1889, over an area in Kensington, while in 1899 the name was changed as above. The local authorities may acquire the undertaking after 42 years.

• Brompton, Chatham, Gillingham and Rochester Waterworks Co.—Secretary: G. G. Catt. Offi>ce: Railway Street, Chatham.—

• Brush Electrical Engineering Co - man), G. Director). Belvedere a reconstruction of the Anglo-American Brush Electric Light Corporation]], Limited. In October, 1897, £1 per share was written off the then ordinary capital to reduce the item of patents and goodwill, &c., In 1901 a business arrangement was entered into with the British Electric Traction Co]], Limited, and holders of rather more than one-half of the ordinary and preference capital of the Brush Company accepted an option offered them in 1901 and again in 1902 and 1903 of selling to the British Electric Traction Company for shares in that concern.

• Buenos Ayres (New) Gas Co, Limited.—Directors : F. J. Heseltine (Managing Director), R. Nesham, R. Pinsent, F. C. im Thurn, and J. G. im Thurn. SecrC’ ta/ry: J. M. Macmorran. Office: 1, East India Avenue, E.G,—The company was-registered April 1875, and in 1904 the South Barracas (Buenos Ayres) Gas and Coke Co]], Limited, was absorbed.

• Buluwayo Waterworks Co, Limited.—Directors: Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. A. R. M. Lockwood, C.V.O., M.P. {Chairman), Lt.-Col. A. W. Jarvis, C.M.G., M.V.O., P. D. Tuckett, and Sir J. C. Willoughby, Bart. Secretary: G. R. Saunders. O^ce: 5, London Wall Buildings, E.C.—‘The company was registered April 3, 1895, to acquire from Willoughby’s Consolidated Co]], Limited, two concessions granted by the British South Africa Company “(1) to supply the town of Buluwayo with water from the Marcha-Inslope River, and (2) to supply the tqwn and suburbs of Buluwayo with electric light.

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