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upon, or in the event of difference as shall be settled by
the Board.
The Yestry were surprised to receive a letter from Mr. Ward,
the Solicitor to the Board, dated February 4th last, stating that the
Board had thought it convenient to have an estimate made as to
the cost of carrying out the proposed improvement, and enclosing
particulars showing the total estimated cost to be £13,400, of
which one moiety, to bo contributed by the respective Vestries and
landowners, would be .£6,700 ; and also enclosing a plan distinguishing
the lands which will be respectively given to the Board,
acquired by purchase, or compensated for being injuriously
affected, and asking how much, having regard to the Board's estimate,
the Yestry would undertake to contribute. Mr. Ward concluded:—
" Unless the Board can secure a contribution of one moiety of the
net cost, in addition to the gift of the land actually required for
the roadway and bridge, it is not probable that the improvement
will be carried out by the Board as representing the Metropolis.
Tho Board proposes to make an access across the canal for foot
passengers during the construction of the new bridge."
The General Purposes Committee thought it best to invite a
Deputation from the Greenwich Board of Works Committee, and to
confer with them as to the best course to be adopted, and the joint
Committee recommended that support should be given to the
clauses contained in the Metropolitan Board's (Yarious Powers)
Bill, 1887, relating to Canterbury Road Bridge, provided that an
alternative clause be added to the Bill, giving Camberwell Yestry
and Greenwich District Board of Works, or either of them, power to
carry out the erection of the bridge and necessary approaches, if
they, or either of them, desire to execute the work to the satisfaction
of the Metropolitan Board of Works; and "that, in the
opinion of this joint Committee, the cost of the bridge and
approaches should not exceed £10,000," the limit fixed by the
Vestry's Resolution of the 20th January, 1886.
This Resolution was confirmed by the Vestry, copies of it were
eent to the Metropolitan Board of Works, and with full knowledge