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whilst doing so. The London County Council are proceeding
with the widening of the part of the road between the tramway
terminus and the Castle public-house.
Tooting High
Street and
Effort Street,
Widening.
127.—The Council has now purchased the whole of the land
required for the widening of Tooting High Street
opposite the St. Leonard's estate, and also the strip
of land for the proposed extension of Effort Street
to Hoyle Road. With the view of completing the former improvement
steps are being taken to set back the fences and pave
the land added to the public way.
Tooting High
Street,
Extension of
Tramways and
Widening.
128.—The County boundary at Tooting having been altered
the London County Council proposed to apply for
power to extend the tramway authorised to be laid
in Merton Road (now Tooting High Street) from
the old to the new boundary and to widen the road
there. The estimated cost of the necessary property and paving
works (exclusive of laying down and paving the tramway tracks)
was £2,500, towards which the Borough Council was asked to contribute
one-third. The Borough Council were prepared to consent
to the proposed tramway, subject to certain conditions, but
expressed the opinion that inasmuch as the widening of the road
would be rendered necessary solely by the construction of a line of
tramways there the Borough Council should not be called upon to
contribute towards the cost. The London County Council thereupon
decided not to proceed further with the matter.
Closing
Footpath,
Totterdown
Fields.
129.—In connection with the development of the Totterdown
Fields estate for the purpose of erecting cottages
for the working classes the London County Council
desired to stop up a public footpath across the estate leading from
Totterdown to Franciscan Road. This Council consented to the
proposal and new roads having been provided in place of the old
footpath the necessary order has been made for the latter to be
stopped up.
Trinity Road,
Balham,
Widening.
130.—All the interests in the properties required for the
widening of Trinity Road, Balham, between Balham
High Road and St. Nicholas Road, have been
acquired and the fences set back to the new lines. The footpaths