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1903, for the purposes of the tramway from Putney to
Harlesden, and has forwarded to the Council a statement of
the cost incurred up to Michaelmas, amounting to
£5,920 15s. 0d., of which sum the Borough Council has to
pay one-third. Items:—
Acquisition of property 50 0 0
Professional charges 5 5 0
Wages of chainmen 4 16 0
Reconstruction of Mitre Bridge 2,983 14 10
Reconstruction of Scrubs Lane Bridge 2,877 0 0
7. Hythe Road.—Reference was made in the Fourth
Annual Report to the London County Council having
sanctioned an amended plan, submitted by Mr. Edward
Collins, for the formation of a new street, 40 feet in width,
from Scrubs Lane to the western end of Hythe Road, which
included the construction of a new bridge, 40 feet in width,
over the West London Junction Railway, and the reconstruction
of the bridge under the London and North Western
Railway. Mr. Collins has not taken any steps to carry out
this proposal on account of the great expense involved, and
in January, 1906, he approached the Borough Council with a
suggestion that an endeavour should be made to arrange
with the London and North Western Railway Company for
the widening of the existing approach to Hythe Road, and
the construction of new bridges, towards the cost of which
he was prepared to contribute. In accordance with this
suggestion the Railway Company was communicated with,
and a reply was received to the effect that the proposal,
involving as it did the raising of the railway for the purpose
of improving the roadway, would so seriously prejudice the
Company that they found themselves unable to agree to the
suggestion, the gradient of the railway being already
undesirably steep. Upon this communication Mr. Collins
was informed that the Council considered that the only way
to deal with the matter was for him to proceed with the new
road and bridge as approved by the London County Council.
8. Jeddo Road Extension.—The Council has agreed
to construct, in conjunction with the Acton Urban District
Council, a new street to connect Jeddo Road with new
streets on the Cowper-Essex Estate, Acton. The proposal
includes the payment by each Council of £100 to the freeholder,
as consideration for the loss he would incur in giving
up the land required for the road. The expense of making
up, paving, and sewering the portion of the road situate in
each district is to be defrayed by the respective authorities,