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Court Road, the Terminus being in New Oxford Street, by
Dyott Street. The Bill was framed very much upon the
lines of the London Central Subway Railway Bill of 1889,
which was referred to in the last Report, but which was rejected
by the House of Commons Committee. This Bill was
also dropped before any progress had been made with it.
(d) LONDON STREETS REMOVAL OF GATES AND
BARS BILL.
This was a Bill promoted by the London County Council
for the removal of certain restrictions upon traffic in certain
Streets of London, and affected the interests of the Board
both directly and indirectly, as the Gates which were proposed
to be removed were those across the North-East end
of Torrington Place, across Gordon Street and Upper
Woburn Place, and also that situate in Sidmouth Street,
Gray's Inn Road. The Bill was referred by the Board to the
Law and Parliamentary Committee for consideration and
report, and they recommended that the Board, while not
expressing any opinion with regard to the general provisions
of the Bill, should approve of that part which proposed to
empower the owners of the Gates and the London County
Council to enter into Agreements as to the removal of the
Gates and as to the opening of the Streets now closed, at
such times and for such class of traffic as might be agreed
upon, but the Board did not see their way to go further
than this, particularly as the Bill did not propose to
provide for the payment of compensation to any persons
who might be injuriously affected in the event of the Gates
being removed without such Agreement being come to.
At the time this Report is prepared no progress has been
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