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la some cases petitions were presented either in favour of
or against the Bills, while in others it was not deemed
necessary to take any action beyond merely expressing
approval or disapproval of the measures, which was commnicated
to the Members introducing the Bills or to the
Authorities responsible for them.
(b) PRIVATE BILLS.
Of the Private Bills, the most important was the Central
London Railway Bill, which will be referred to in detail
directly.
Plans and Books of Reference were also deposited with
regard to the following measures :—
North and South London Subway Railway Bill.
London Central Subway Railway Bill.
London Streets Removal of Gates and Bars Bill.
The only other private measure was:—
The London Subways and Overhead Wires Bill.
To refer to these projects in their order briefly, for they
are dealt with by the Engineer and Surveyor to the Board
in his Report.
(a) THE CENTRAL LONDON RAILWAY BILL
Was a proposal to construct an Underground Railway from
Queen's Road, Bayswater, to King William Street, City,
with Stations at Queen's Road, the Marble Arch, Oxford
Circus, Tottenham Court Road, Little Queen Street, Holborn
Circus, St. Martin's-le-Grand, the Mansion House and the
Monument.
The Railway was proposed to be constructed at an average
depth of about 50 feet below the surface, and the Board
having very carefully considered the proposals of the Promoters
and the restrictions which the Bill proposed to place