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determined by a Police Magistrate, and, on appeal, by the Railway
Commissioners, and with the view of an amicable settlement
being arrived at, a Conference was arranged between the Town
Clerk, the Borough Engineer and the Solicitor, and the Solicitor
and one of the Assistant Secretaries to the Post Office, to discuss
the subject. The matter received careful consideration and
ultimately the Council, in view of all the circumstances, decided
not to object to the proposals of the Post Office, subject to the
following conditions, viz.:—
(a) That the proposed telegraph lines in Station Road, across Bedford
Hill, Balham, and across Putney Bridge Road, Southfield, opposite
Deodar Road, be placed underground.
(b) That the poles in Welham Road, Streatham, Putney Bridge Road, Southfield,
Fernlea Road, Balham, Emmanuel Road and Haverhill Road,.
Clapham South, and Burntwood Lane, Springfield, be of creosoted
wood, the lower part of the poles to be lagged with painted wooden
laths, and the poles to be similar in every respect to the specimen
pole erected opposite the Council House in 1908.
(c) That the poles in Wimbledon Park Road, Southfield, be of iron.
(d) That the poles in Emmanuel Road be placed in the kerb of the footpath
on the side of the road nearest Tooting Common.
(e) That, in the event of tramways being constructed on an overhead system
of traction along Wimbledon Park Road, Putney Bridge Road, or
Burntwood Lane, the telegraph wires in those roads shall, if the
Postmaster-General has power and can obtain consent, be shifted to
the tramway poles, and the telegraph poles removed.
(f) That the poles, wires, and fire alarm posts be placed in such positions
and the underground wires laid at such depths as may be agreed
between the Borough Engineer and the representative of the Postmaster-General
on the ground, and that the whole of the works be
carried out to the satisfaction of the Borough Engineer.
(g) That no part of any wire over any road or footway shall at any time be
at a less height than twenty-five feet above such road or footway.
(h) That not more than twenty-four wires be placed on any one pole, and
that in the event of wires in excess of that number being required, the
Postmaster-General shall, subject to the consent of the Council,
construct an underground line along that portion of the route on
which such greater number is required, in lieu of the corresponding
portion of the overhead route, and shall, without prejudice to the
question whether such poles and wires, or any of them, should be
retained or re-erected for telephone distribution purposes, remove
all such poles and wires.