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The London Tramways Company have extended their
double line of tramways from Brixton to a point between
Tierney Road and Telford Avenue, Streatham Hill, 2
furlongs 2 chains of it being in the parish of Streatham.
Slot rails and other appliances under ground have been
provided for working the tram-cars all the way between
Kennington and Streatham Hill by cable with stationary
engines, &c., to be placed on the site of "Llanberis"
now No. 29, Streatham Hill. This extension was
officially inspected by Major General Hutchinson, of the
Board of Trade, on the 11th August, 1891, but hitherto
the cars have been drawn by horses, the cable system
not being ready.
The Board has purchased for £350 a piece of freehold
land having an area of nearly half an acre, situate at the
western end of Larch Road, Balham, for parish purposes.
The ground, which was very low, has been raised about
3 feet and the foundations for fence walls along three
sides have been constructed of Portland cement concrete,
to about 4 feet above the ground, in manner suitable for
the erection of stables, cart sheds, and other buildings
thereon at a cost of £125 1s. 1d.
The Board has also agreed to purchase another site
called "Park Lodge," Streatham, for £3,500, subject
to the title &c., proving satisfactory. This site contains
an area of over an acre and a quarter, a good house, with
stables, &c., suitable for parochial offices, conveniently
situate, with access from Streatham High Road and from
Ellora Road and Hambro Road.
An additional Road Foreman has been engaged and
there is now one for each of the three wards.
The charges for reinstating trenches made for gas,
water and telegraph purposes, during the year amounted
to £428 7s. 9d.