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of the widenings. The London County Council has promised to
contribute one-half the cost of the widenings.
148. The widening of North Street and Rectory Grove, Clapham,
has been completed. The estimated cost of
the improvement was £9,000. The actual cost has
been £7,358 8s. 2d. The London County Council
has promised to contribute one-third of the last-mentioned sum.
North Street
and Rectory
Grove,
Clapham,
Improvement
149. The Highways Committee have had under consideration
High street, the subject of the desirability of securing a more
Clapham.
Widening. uniform line of frontage in High Street, Clapham,
and have been authorised to take the necessary steps in the
matter.
150 A strip of land having been given up by the owners for
the widening of Streatham High Road, between
Piersfield and Coulthurst Cottages, in connection
with the laying out of new streets on the Streatham Lodge and Du
Cane estates, the Council arranged for the existing carriageway
to be widened and a new footpath formed and paved on the land
added to the public way. The total estimated cost of the alterations
to the road was £1,050. The actual cost was £1,171 9s.
1od., towards which the owners of the adjoining property have
contributed the sum of £500. As the only expense involved was
in respect of paving works the London County Council declined
to defray any part of the cost. The carrying out of the improvement
provided work for a number of the unemployed.
Streatham
High Ho ad
Widening.
151. The widening of Streatham High Road, in front of the
Mortimer and Norfolk House estates, has been completed. The
estimated cost of the improvement was ,£9,314. The actual cost
has been £6,106 2s. 7d. The London County Council has promised
to contribute two-thirds of the cost.
152. In connection with the development for building purposes
of Lord Westbury's estate at Howard's
Lane, Putney, and the Pirbright Road estate at
Southfield, the owners desired to stop up or divert
the public footpaths across their estates. The Council consented
to the proposals and new roads and footpaths having been provided
in place of the old footpaths the necessary orders have been
made for the latter to be stopped up or diverted.
Closing
Footpaths,
Putney and
Southfield.