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ing the necessary alterations to and the paving of the public way
in connection therewith.
43. Provisoes have been added with respect to the widenings
(a) and (b) to the effect that the Borough Council shall and may, if
necessary, exercise its powers under Michael Angelo Taylor's Act
for the compulsory acquisition of property. The widenings in (c)
are subject also to the County Council being able to acquire the
land at such prices as they shall be willing to pay.
44. The draft agreement also provided with reference to the
County Council acquiring the piece of land on the west side of
Streatham High Road between Mitcham Lane and Streatham
Green to widen the road to 60 feet, that if the Borough Council
desired that the road should be widened to 70 feet the difference
between the cost of widening to 6c feet and 70 feet respectively
should be borne by the Borough Council. This Council objected
to being bound to pay the whole of the cost of the additional
widening and the clause has been struck out of the agreement. It
will of course be possible to raise the question of widening the
road to 70 feet before it is widened to 60 feet if the Borough
Council should see fit to do so.
45. The agreement also provides that in constructing the
proposed tramways the County Council shall lay wood paving,—
(a) Where the overhead system of traction is used
(except on Putney Bridge and so much of the approach
thereto as is maintained by the County Council) between the
outer rails and for 18 inches beyond the outer rails in all
places where the road is woodpaved or where the Borough
Council has determined to pave the road with wood.
(b) Where any other system of traction is used, and the
road is or is about to be paved with wood, for 18 inches
beyond the outer rail.
46. The County Council is to endeavour to -btair. power
(when they have acquired the necessary land to widen the road) to
construct double lines of tramways in the portions of the road
widened in lieu of the single lines provided for in the Bill, and the
County Council shall not irl connection with the overhead system
of traction erect standards, posts or other apparatus in the