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The purchase was completed on 2nd February, 1907, and
the costs incidental to the transaction amounted to £108 15s. od.
Metropolitan Traffic Board.
The Council, on the 20th March, 1907, passed a resolution
urging that in the event of the constitution of a Metropolitan
Traffic Hoard, the Metropolitan City and Borough Councils
should have direct representation thereon by their jointly-elected
delegates. This resolution was communicated to the Presidents
of the Local Government Hoard and the Hoard of Trade, the
Chairman of the London County Council, and to the
Metropolitan City and Horough Councils.
Fares on the Metropolitan District Railway.
The attention of the Borough Council having been directed
to the action of the Metropolitan District Railway Company in
increasing the fares charged to workmen and other passengers
011 that railway, a representation was made to the Board of
Trade thereon, who replied 011 the 13th October, 1906, to the
effect that they had been informed by the London County
Council, that that Council had written to the Company urging
a reduction in the workmen's fares,and that failing a satisfactory
settlement, the Committee of the Council dealing with the
question, proposed to recommend the Council to make representations
to the Board in the matter, in order that it might be dealt
with under the provisions of the Cheap Trains Act, 1883.
Cab Fares.
The Council and its predecessors have on several occasions
made representations to the Home Secretary in favour of the
Cab Radius being extended, but without success. In the
Session of 1906, a Bill was introduced into the House of Commons,
entitled the Cabs and Omnibuses (Metropolis) Bill, and
referred to a Select Committee to inquire into, amongst other
questions, the scale of fares, and particularly the question of the
extension of the four-mile radius. The Select Committee,
having gone very fully into the matter, submitted a report
to the House on 4th August, 1906, in which they reported
adversely upon the proposal, and suggested as a remedy for the
dissatisfaction now felt, a simple re-adjustment of fares.
Labour for Unemployed.
A deputation of unemployed workmen attended before
the Council on 28th January, 1907, and submitted suggestions
for providing work for the unemployed. The suggestions were
referred to the Works Committee, who reported thereon as
follows :—