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cleansing the conduits through the street boxes ; and to the likelihood
of injury to passengers owing to the insufficient space
between the cars and the under side of the railway bridges across
High Street, Clapham, and Balham High Road. Upon the recommendation
of the Committee the Council addressed co.nmunications
to the Board of Trade and the London County Council upon
these matters. The danger arising from the railway bridges has
been dealt with in the regulations made by the Board of Trade
with regard to the working of the tramways. The cars are required
to stop before passing under the bridges, the speed of the
cars under the bridges is limited to four miles an hour, the conductors
are to warn passengers of the danger, and a notice is to be
placed on each of the bridges.
Electrical
Tramways &
Tramway
Improvements.
91.—For some time past the Council has been urging upon
the London County Council the necessity of pressing
forward the acquisition of the property required lor
the widening of the thoroughfare from York Road,
Wandsworth, to Tooting Broadway in connection with the proposed
construction of an electrical tramway there, and of at once
carrying out the paving works wherever practicable. The County
Council in their last communication on the subject stated that they
had not yet obtained possession of all interests in any considerable
extent of property required, but that they were1 using every
endeavour to complete the improvement as rapidly as possible.
This Council, however, not being satisfied with the progress
of the scheme, pointed out in reply that in consequence of the
delay in carrying out the paving works the thoroughfare was in a
deplorable condition, and that in parts of the road the land required
for the widening had already been thrown into the public way;
and the County Council were again urged to at once proceed with
the paving works in these sections.
92.—In July, 1902, the County Council deposited with the
Board of Trade plans and description of the system of electrical
traction which it was proposed to adopt for the use of electrical
traction on the new tramways from Wandsworth to Tooting. The
proposal was to construct the line on a conduit system similar to
that which had been approved for the Westminster to Tooting
tramways and this Council decided not to object thereto. Several