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Thornton Heath along Streatham High Road to the
London Tramways Company's present terminus in
Streatham High Road, opposite Telford Avenue. The
Board were of opinion that it was not expedient to have
another Company, and especially one from outside London,
working a line which would be practically an unconnected
extension of the London Company's tramways, and they
declined to consent to the construction of the proposed
tramways in their District. The promoters thereupon
withdrew from their scheme the portion of the proposed
tramway between Telford Avenue and Streatham Common
South, and applied to the Board of Trade to dispense
with the consent of this Board, which they had power to
do, as by the proposed curtailment of the line less than
one-third of the whole length would be within this District.
The objections of this Board were supported by the London
County Council, and the Board of Trade declined to
dispense with the required consent. The scheme, so far
as regarded this District, had therefore to be abandoned.
cable Tramways. In consequence of representations made to
the Board of Trade of the noise caused by the cable tramways
belonging to the London Tramways Company at
Brixton Hill and Streatham Hill and of the danger to the
public and damage to houses along the route arising therefrom,
a public inquiry was held by Major-General
Hutchinson on the 8th December as to the renewal of
the licence authorising the use of cable power. This
Board did not object to a renewal of the license, but
suggested that it should be renewed for one year only, and
this course was adopted by the Board of Trade on the
understanding that the Company would use every practicable
means to reduce as far as possible the nuisance
which was complained of.
Public Health
[(London) Act, 1891,
Amendment Bill.
This Bill was introduced into Parliament
with the object of removing the disability