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width, but the Board declined the proposal, and informed
them that the decision of the Home Secretary must be strictly
adhered to.
PARLIAMENTARY SCHEMES
Parliamentary Plans, Gazette Notices, &c., were, in November
last, deposited of the following:—
Nelson Square, Blackfriars Road, Removal of Gate at
northern entrance from Charlotte Street.
City and Brixton Railway.
Both bills were referred to the Paving and General Purposes
Committee for consideration.
NELSON SQUARE.
The removal of the gate at the northern entrance to Nelson
Square from Charlotte Street was provided for in the London
County Council's (General Powers) Bill of 1898. Sections 39,
40, 41 and 42 being as under:—
"39. In this part of this Act the expression "the owner"
used with reference to a gate bar rail post or other
obstruction means the person or persons for the time
being entitled to maintain such gate bar rail post or other
obstruction.
"40. At any time after the passing of this Act it shall
he lawful for the Council on the one hand and the owner
of each of the gates bars rails posts or other obstructions
mentioned in the Third Schedule to this Act on the other
hand to enter into and carry into effect any agreement or
agreements as to the removal of such gate bar rail post or
other obstruction and for opening the Street in which the
same is situate to the free and unrestricted use either of
traffic of all descriptions at all times or of such classes of
traffic and at such times as may be defined in such
agreement.
"41,. If the Council and the owner of any such gate bar
vail post or other obstruction fail to make such agreement
then it shall be lawful for the Council at any time to serve
notice in writing upon the owner of the gate bar rail post
or obstruction with respect to which. he shall have failed to
agree with the Council requiring him within a time therein
stated (not to be less than three months after the date of
the notice) to take down and remove the gate bar rail post