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Upper Richmond
Road
at the
Crescent.
104.—In connection with the woodpaving of Upper Richmond
Road between East Putney railway station
and Putney Hill the carriageway in front of The
Crescent has been widened by taking in part of the
footpath, and arrangements have now been made with the owners
of property there for adding to the path a strip of the forecourts
of the shops 5 feet in width. When the paving works are carried
out the step to the forecourts will be abolished.
Coopers' Arms
Lane
105.—The arrangement made by the late Dsitrict Board
with the owners of the Coat and Badge beer-house
for the acquisition at their expense of a piece of land
in front of those premises for the purpose of widening Coopers'
Arms Lane and Walker's Place has been carried into effect. The
land in question has been added to the public way and the work of
paving the widened thoroughfare is now in progress.
Aboyne Road
Widening.
106.—Upon taking over Garratt Green the London County
Council decided to erect a post and rail boundary
fence there. The Green is skirted on two sides by
Aboyne Road, which is very narrow in places, and, when the
decision of the County Council became known, this Council asked
that a strip of the Green should be given up to widen the road in
question to 40 feet. The County Council did not see its way to
comply with this request, and the fence was erected close to the
edge of the road, rendering it still more dangerous to the traffic
which is increasing and will become much greater when the Magdalen
Park estate, on the other side of Burntwood Lane, is more
fully built upon as one of the main thoroughfares on that estate
has been laid out opposite Aboyne Road. The Council has on
several occasions brought to the notice of the County Council the
necessity of widening the road around the Green, but has not yet
been successful in inducing that Council to allow this very desirable
improvement to be effected.
Upper Tooting
Road
at No. 48.
107. —On several occasions since the widening of this road in connection
with the construction of the tramways the late
District Board endeavoured to acquire the forecourt
of No. 48 for the purpose of widening the road there
but was unable to come to terms with the owners. Very shortly after
coming into office the Council decided to put in force its