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upon them, determined not to oppose the Preamble of the
Bill, but merely to petition with a view of obtaining a locus
standi to secure the insertion of protective clauses. A
Petition was accordingly prepared and presented to the
House of Commons, but before the Bill was considered by
the Committee to whom it was referred after second reading,
the Promoters submitted for the approval of the Board
certain clauses with a view to meeting the objections raised.
These contained very valuable concessions towards the
Board, including a proviso that, in the event of a Station
being constructed at Little Queen Street, that thoroughfare *
should be widened. These clauses having been carefully
examined, and the Promoters expressing their willingness
to pay the expenses which the Board up to that date had
incurred in the matter, the Board, on an undertaking being
received for the insertion of the Clauses and the payment of
the costs, gave instructions for the withdrawal of the
Petition.*
(b) NORTH AND SOUTH LONDON RAILWAY BILL.
This was a measure for the construction of a Subway
Railway from Camden Town to the Elephant and Castle,
Newington, which proposed to pass down Tottenham Court
Road and Charing Cross Road, and other Streets in the
District. The Bill was deposited, but before any steps
could be taken with regard to the same, the Promoters
intimated that they did not intend to proceed with the
measure.
(c) THE LONDON CENTRAL SUBWAY RAILWAY BILL
Was a proposal for power to construct a Subway Railway
between Shepherd's Bush Common and Tottenham
*The Bill subsequently passed the House of Commons, but his been
rejected by the House of Lords.