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This proposed single line of Tramway will open
up the means of Locomotion for a very extensive
District, now almost wholly deprived of Public
Vehicular Traffic. The locality of East Dulwich
lying East of Lordship Lane is very largely built
upon, and will no doubt be much extended if better
means of access be afforded: also it would, no doubt,
cause the present empty property in that locality to
become tenanted.
The Metropolitan Board of Works will of
course in this as in similar cases (being the Road
Authority), take care to introduce Protection Clauses,
securing the full rights of the Board and also the
Vestry.
But it will also be necessary for the Vestry
carefully to deal with this work locally, and I therefore
beg to suggest a few points to which I think
their attention should be directed:—
First I would suggest that although this
proposed Tramway will be very beneficial (as before
admitted) it will (if allowed to run in the proposed
direction) in no small manner interfere with the