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117- The work of constructing the electric tramways in
Mitcham Ro«d Mitcham Road and Tooting High Street (late
and Tooting High
Street Tramways Merton Road), referred to in last year's report,
having been completed and the paving works executed, the tramways
were inspected by the Board of Trade and opened for traffic
in October last.
118. Nearly all the property required for the widening of
Mitcham Road in connection with the construction of the new
tramways has been acquired, and the land thrown into the public
way paved. Negotiations for the purchase of the remaining land
are now in progress.
119. After considerable negotiation an agreement was arrived
Footbridge over at with regard to the amount of the compensation
River wandie to be Paid to the owner for the small piece of land
River Wandle
Paper McMurray's required for the western abutment of the new footbridge
proposed to be constructed over the River
Wandle in place of the existing bridge on the western side of
McMurray's paper mills and for straightening the footpath leading
from Garratt Lane to Merton Road. The purchase of the land
has been completed, and the Council has arranged for the work
of constructing the new bridge to be put in hand as soon as
possible.
. The London County Council having declined to consider
Putney Bridge the Borough Council's applications for contribuRoad
Widening. tions towards the cost of widening certain parts of
Putney Bridge Road until a complete scheme for the improvement
of the road had been submitted, the Borough Council in April last
forwarded to the County Council a plan showing the widenings
which the Borough Council suggested should be carried out if at
some future time the County Council deemed it necessary to
widen the road in connection with the construction of a line of
tramways from Wandsworth to Putney, and stated that the
Borough Council did not propose to carry out any further widenings
at present. The County Council has since asked for an estimate
of the cost of the widenings shown on the above-mentioned
plan and steps are being taken for this to be prepared.
121. For some years past the Borough Council has been in
Tooting Bee communication with the London County Council
Road Widening.with the view of arranging for the widening of the