There seems a sudden lull in the battle of pick-axes and shovels carried out by men of the North Metropolitan Electric Light Company, the reason, it is believed, being the shortage of cable.
Early this week there was a thump, bang, bang, thumb, of workmen, who were having a glorious time in Church Street. They were playfully wrenching up pavement slabs and pebbles and throwing them to the four winds, while other humorists followed with brick rubble and tar-mac.
The result is that there is now a decent path for part of one side of the street, and we shall now be able to call and pay our water rate without getting wet feet.
The Electric Light Company have certainly "made good" the paths and roads in a more satisfactory manner than the firm that recently put down the telephone cable.
Working for the Electric Light Company must be a delighful occupation. The men are served with tea (for which they have to pay 6d. per week) three times a day. They all seem happy, for occasionally they burst into song, and all the time they are at work there is light-hearted chatter going on.
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