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Wood Green in the County of Middlesex to a point just
north of the Strand in the Parish of St. Clement Danes.
So far as the St. Giles District was concerned the railway
would have traversed beneath the public ways of Hunter
Street, Brunswick Square, Bernard Street, Colonnade,
Guilford Street, Russell Square, Southampton Row, and
across High Holborn, and, passing beneath the public ways
of Little Queen Street, would propose to follow the line of
the new thoroughfare from High Holborn to the Strand.
The only points on which the Board deemed it
necessary to take steps were with a view of the insertion
of a clause relating to the works, for the protection of the
interests of the District, and an endeavour to cast upon the
promoters an obligation to pay general district rates
during course of construction.
The Bill has been read a second time, and is waiting
reference to a Select Committee.
National Telephone Company's Bills.
Three Bills were promoted by the National Telephone
Company which were known as No. 1 & No. 2 Bill and the
Telegraph Act 1892 Amendment Bill.
The object of these Bills was to confer further powers
upon the National Telephone Company and to enlarge the
powers possessed by the Postmaster-General under section 5
of the Telegraph Act 1892, with regard to the execution
of works which the Telephone Company might require.
It is improbable that either of the Bills will be proceeded
with this Session.