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Workmen's Trains. 40.—In April, 1903, the Council considered resolutions passed
at Southfields, Wandsworth, calling attention to the
excessive fares charged to workmen from Wimbledon,
Wimbledon Park, Southfields, and East Putney Stations on the
London and South-Western and Metropolitan District Companies
railways, and to the inadequate service of workmen's trains.
The attention of the Railway Companies in question was called
to the matter and in June, 1903, a letter was received from the
District Company stating that the subject had been under the
consideration of the London and South-Western Railway Company
and themselves and that it had been agreed to reduce the
workmen's fares between Southfields and Putney and Sloane
Square and the District Company's Stations west thereof and to
run additional trains. The subject of the fares and service of trains
from the stations in question is still under the consideration of
the Council.
Main Roads. 41.—In November last an Inquiry was held by Colonel Slacke
into applications which had been made to the Local
Government Board by certain Metropolitan Councils
to determine the amount of the contribution (if any) which should
be made by the London County Council in respect of the maintenance
of certain roads winch prior to the coming into operation
of the London Government Act were main roads. This Council
was represented at the Inquiry by the Town Clerk who supported
the view that the cost of maintaining the roads referred to should
be borne by the respective Councils of the Boroughs in which
they were situate, and pointed out that in the year 1867 the predecessors
of the Council had had thrown upon them without any
consideration the burden of maintaining a length of 13 miles of
roads in the district of the Board of Works which had previously
been maintained by Turnpike Trusts. Several other Metropolitan
Borough Councils were represented at the Inquiry and
opposed the payment of any contribution. The Local Government
Board has not at present made any order in the matter.
Streatham Common Station. 42.—The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Company
having declined to provide the accommodation
at their new station at Streatham Common asked for
by the residents in the locality, referred to in the last report, the