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Engineer, for the construction of the proposed extension of Road No. 2, authorised by the
Company's Act of 1894 and to the closing of the portion of Plough Road in accordance with
such plan subject to the consent of the road authorities concerned, viz.:—The Greenwich District
Board and the Vestry of Rotherhithe being obtained to such plan and section, and to the closing
of the portion of Plough Road referred to, before any part of the works shall be commenced."
On 6th July, 1897, the General Purposes and Works Committee reported having had
submitted to them the detailed plans in connection with the Surrey Commercial Docks
Extension Works, and the following report of the Surveyor thereupon:—
Connection with Lower Road.—This connection is widened in accordance with the
arrangement made between tho Vestry and the late Mr. McConnochie; that the new road should
at its entrance be 60 feat wide, decreasing to 40 feet, at a point 80 feet back, which is
provided for by the curved line shown upon the plan.
Upon the other side of the road, at my request, the Company's Engineer has agreed to set
back the pier 20 feet, the same as the one at the junction of the New Road No. 2, and Yeoman
Street.
General Line.—The general line of the road between Lower Road and the GreenlandRussia
communication passage deviates somewhat from the line shown upon the deposited plan, if
anything, to the advantage of the road, but it is the line of the Swing Bridge across the passage
and the junction with Commercial Dock Road (otherwise Swing Bridge Road) to which I desire
to call your attention. Upon the deposited plan the bridge is shown to cross the passage in an
oblique direction to suit the line of the new road and the junction with the existing roads, but
upon the plan now submitted, the bridge is shown to be constructed at right. angles with the
passage, and whilst by reason of the altered line suiting the new road equally as well as the line
shown upon the deposited plan, the junction with the new bridge and the existing Road will be
nearly a right angle, which is proposed to be rounded off to a radius of 80 feet
The road will be fenced in on either side with close timber fencing 10 feet high and the
driver of a vehicle that had just passed over the bridge would not be able to see another coming
in the opposite direction until he was within 40 yards of him; this is only about one half the
distance it would be if the bridge and junction were constructed in accordance with the
deposited plan. It is therefore for you to consider whether this is satisfactory or whether
request be made to the Engineer to construct the bridge in accordance with the deposited Plan