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case in which they would be justified in interfering with
the discretion of the School Board.
Proposed Site
for Board School
Totterdown.
The School Board for London having
scheduled a site for a Board School at
Totterdown, Tooting, the Board objected
thereto, as it would interfere with the continuation of a
road and a large number of the children would have to
cross the High Road near the tramway terminus ; and
they suggested that a site should be obtained near the
end of Vant Road. The School Board have now
abandoned the proposal and have decided to acquire
a site at Vant Road.
Traction
Engines.
The Board have had under consideration
the subject of the use of traction engines.
They were of opinion that such engines caused danger
to property and annoyance and disturbed residents
whose houses abutted on the roads through which they
passed. The Board informed the London County
Council accordingly, and also that they approved of
powers being obtained by the Council to restrict the
number of trucks which may be drawn by one engine
and the weight of the load.
Her Majesty's
Jubilee
The following address to the Queen on the
completion of the sixtieth year of Her
Majesty's reign was forwarded for presentation, and the
Board were afterwards informed by the Home Secretary
that it had been graciously received:—
"To Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.
"We, the Board of Works for the Wandsworth District, desire to
"convey to your Majesty the expression of our humble and loyal duty,
"and the pleasure with which we, in common with all your Majesty's
"subjects, regard the completion of the sixtieth year of your Majesty's
"reign. During that long and eventful period unexampled progress has
"been made in the development of commerce and science, and in the
"promotion of the comfort and prosperity of the people of this Empire