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wood paving as far as Festing Road, the kerb being relaid and
the footpaths made good where necessary. A contract was entered
into on the 29th July, 1908, for carrying out the work, which is now
in progress.
107. The licence of the Coopers' Arms public-house at the
Widening at corner of High Street, Putney, and Lacy Road,
Corner of High
street Putney having been extinguished, the owners (who were
and Lacy Roadalso the owners the adjoining shops Nos. 74 and
76, High Street) proposed to pull down the old
buildings and erect modern business premises on the site. As the
entrance to Lacy Road from High Street is very narrow and the
traffic there is considerable, the Borough Council took advantage
of the opportunity of securing a widening of the public way, and
came to an arrangement with the owners for the purchase of the
land required to make Lacy Road 40 feet wide and High Street
not less than 54 feet wide where the site abuts on those roads.
The improvement, which is estimated to cost .£2,775, including
paving works, will be carried out as soon as the purchase of the
property is completed. The London County Council agreed to
contribute one-half the net cost of the widening in High Street,
the total contribution to be limited to the sum of £400, and
expressed the opinion that the widening of Lacy Road would not
afford sufficient facilities to the general through traffic to justify
a contribution towards the cost out of the County Fund.
108. The widening of the public-way at the corner of Upper
Richmond Road and Putney Hill in connection
Whening at
Richmond Road corner of Upper with the erection of a new bank there has been
and putney Hill completed. The estimated cost of the improvement
was £4,690, without taking credit for the surplus
land. The actual cost as against this estimate was £4,641 10s. 8d.,
and the Council has in hand the surplus land at No. 8, Putney
Hill. The London County Council contributed the sum of
£1,438 12s. 2d. towards the cost of the improvement.
109. The subject of the proposed reconstruction for electric
traction of the tramways in Wandsworth Road,
Wandsworth
Road and .East Clapham, and East Hill, Wandsworth, and the
Hill Tramways
widening of those roads in connection therewith
has continued to receive the consideration of the Borough Council.
The Conference between Members of the London County Council
and the Borough Council, referred to in last year's report, took