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Widening
Railway
Bridges at
Streatham.
able to come to terms with the owner for its acquisition, proceedings
will be taken to acquire the same compulsorily.
114. The late District Board secured the insertion in the London,
Brighton and South Coast Railway Act, 1898, of clauses
providing that when the widening of the Croydon and
Balham line authorised by the Act was carried our, the
Company were, if required by the Board, to widen to 40 ft. the two
bridges carrying the railway over the Cattle Creep and Hermitage
Green Road respectively, between Greyhound Lane and the County
Boundary, the cost of the alterations to be paid by the Board. The
necessary notices were duly given to the Company, and the works
have now been completed.
115. The cost of reconstructing the Cattle Creep, which was
estimated at £2,500, has been ,£2,374. The widened bridge will provide
improved means of communication between the estates on either
side of the railway, and the owners have contributed £1,500 towards the
cost. The London County Council promised to pay one-half the
balance, the contribution not to exceed £500, and to be payable when
the bridge in question forms part of a thoroughfare for general traffic.
Application has been made to the County Council for payment of its
promised contribution, which will amount to £437. The expense
incurred by the Borough Council in respect of this bridge is £437.
116. With regard to the Hermitage Green Bridge, the estimated
cost of the work was £3,000, and the actual cost £2,735. The
owners of the adjoining estate, who agreed to contribute one-third of
the cost, not exceeding £1,000, have paid their proportion, viz. : £912.
Several applications have been made to the County Council to contribute
one-third of the nett cost of the improvement, but that Council
has so far declined to do so. The expense to be borne by the Borough
Council in this case is therefore at present £1,823.
Tooting
High Street
Widening.
117. The owners of property in Tooting High Street between the
" Castle " public-housc and Defoe Road, having completed
the work of re-erecting their premises to the new
line of frontage, the land required for the improvement has been
thrown into the public way. The widening of the other parts of the
road required in connection with the extension of the electric
tramways are being carried out by the County Council.
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