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place in October last, when The Mayor (Councillor Wise), Aldermen
Lorden, and Parker, and Councillor Dawnay attended as
representatives of the Borough Council.
110. As a result of the interview the Borough Council in
November last submitted to the County Council a modified scheme
of widenings sufficient, together with the narrowing of the footpaths
in certain parts of the thoroughfare, to allow of a double line
of tramways being laid throughout in lieu of one of the lines being
carried along side roads as originally proposed by the County
Council. The Borough Council also suggested that where necessary
the carriageway (except between the tramways rails where
the road will be paved with granite setts) should be repaved with
wood and the footpaths with artificial stone and granite kerb.
Subject to these proposals being accepted by the County Council
the Borough Council offered to contribute one-third of the cost of
the property required for the widening, to relieve the County
Council of its liability to maintain any portion of the carriageway,
except the part between the rails and margins 18 inches in width,
outside the rails in consideration of the County Council repaving
certain parts of the road free of expense to the Borough Council,
and to defray one-third of the cost of the remainder of the paving
works. The estimated amount of the suggested contribution by
the Borough Council towards the cost of the proposed widening
and the paving works is £9,273. The County Council subsequently
suggested that the Borough Council should undertake the
acquisition of the property required for the widenings, and the
Borough Council in April last expressed its willingness to do so,
subject to the County Council concurring in the above-mentioned
proposals.
111. The matter has since been under the consideration of
the Improvements and Highways Committees of the County
Council, and certain of the proposals have been accepted by that
Council.
112. The County Council are taking steps with the view of
the work of reconstructing the tramways being put in hand very
shortly.
113. The County Council is also taking the necessary steps
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