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West Hill
Wandsworth
Widening.
102.—The scheme of the London County Council mentioned in last
year's report for the construction of a tramway from
Clapham to Kingston Vale, which would pass
along the part of this road proposed to be widened,
was not proceeded with, and the question of widening the road
had again to be considered as an improvement to be carried out
by this Council. A plan shewing the widening of the road to 60
feet and an estimate of the cost of the improvement having been
prepared and approved, and a valuation of the property required
obtained, the plan and estimate were forwarded to the County
Council and that Council was asked to contribute two-thirds of
the nett cost of the proposed widening. A definite decision has
not yet, however, been come to in this matter. In the meantime
negotiations for the acquisition of the required property are in
progress, and in several cases settlements have been arrived at
with the owners.
Putney Bridge
Road
Widening.
103.—Before the acquisition for public purposes of the land now
being laid out as Wandsworth Park was contemplated
the late District Board obtained an undertaking
from the then owners of the estate to widen Putney
Bridge Road to 50 feet where it abutted on their land when buildings
were erected there. The property having been purchased
for an open space the agreement became inoperative. The
Council, however, being very desirous that the proposal should not
fall through, informed the London County Council of the object
of the agreement with the owners, pointed out that a wide thoroughfare
in front of the Park was very important, especially as Putney
Bridge Road connected High Street, Putney, and High Street,
Wandsworth, and asked the County Council to give up sufficient
land to widen the road there to 50 feet. The County Council was
not at first disposed to accede the full width asked for, but after
considerable correspondence agreed to surrender the necessary
land. The boundary fence of the new Park has accordingly been
set back so as to make the road in front 50 feet wide. With the
view of completing the improvement steps are now being taken
for paving the part of Putney Bridge Road in question.