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144- Arrangements have been made for the widening to 50 feet
of the narrow part of Blackshaw Road, Tooting,
between the Lambeth Cemetery and Tooting High
Street. The total estimated cost of the improvement is £1,620,
the greater part of which is in respect of works. Steps are also
being taken with the view of providing a new sewer in the part of
the road to be widened.
Blackshaw
Road
Improvement-
145. The widening of the narrow part of Cavendish Road, Balham,
between Grove Road and Zennor Road, has
been completed. The estimated cost of the improvement
was £1,600. The actual cost has been £1,385 11s. od.
Cavendish
Boad, Balham,
Improvement-
146. Proposals having been made for the development for
building purposes of the Stapleton House estate
between Upper Tooting Road and Romberg Road,
the Council took the opportunity of securing the widening of
the part of Tooting Bec Road upon which the estate abuts. As
in all probability the thoroughfare will at some future time form
part of the route of a line of tramways to connect the tramways
in Upper Tooting Road with those at Streatham, the Council
came to the conclusion that it was desirable that the road
should be made not less than 54 feet wide and arrangements have
accordingly been made for the purchase of sufficient land for this
purpose. The scheme includes the paving of the new footpath
with artificial stone and the making up of the widened carriage
way. The estimated cost of the improvement is £1,900. The
London County Council has promised to contribute one-half the
cost, but as that Council's estimate provides for paving only the
land added to the public way and the use of materials similar to
those already laid down the contribution is limited to £700.
Tooting Bec
Road
Widening.
147. The widening of the part of Trinity Road, between Balham
High Road and Holy Trinity Church, the
widening of Upper Tooting Road in front of the
site of the old Wheatsheaf public-house, the woodpaving
of the carriageway of the part of Trinity Road within the
Balham Ward, and the paving of the footpaths with artificial
stone where necessary in connection with the widenings, have
been carried out. The estimates of the cost of the improvements
and paving works amounted to £10,160. The actual cost
has been £10,143 is. 2d.; of which £7,201 14s. 7d. is in respect
Trinity Boad,
Balham,
Widening
and Woodpaving.