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a portion of Rye Lane, as satisfying the Vestry that the
whole of Rye Lane had been widened.
"That should the Tramway Company agree to regard any
resolution as to widening Rye Lane from Choumert Road to
High Street as not applying to Rye Lane from Choumert
Road to "Heaton Arms," the Vestry would be prepared to
pass a resolution to the following effect:—
"' That the widening of Rye Lane from Choumert Road
to High Street, Peckham, as contemplated by the resolution
of the 14th of August, 1889, having been carried out to the
satisfaction of the Vestry, the Seal of the Vestry be affixed
to this resolution as showing its consent to the construction
of the Tramway from Choumert Road to High Street, and
opening the tramway for traffic, subject to the legal powers
of the Vestry to give sueli authority"
An agreement in accordance with this resolution was
drawn up and entered into between the Company and this
Vestry and coincident with this the Vestry, on the 25th of
March, passed such Resolution.
Your Committee then had before them the reference of
the A estry of a letter from the Clerk to the London County
Council, dated loth April, 1891, stating that application
had been made to the Council for a certificate under the
provisions of Section 5 of the Peckham and East Dulwich
Tramways Act, 1885, that Rye Lane has been widened to
the satisfaction of the Council, as the local authority,
although, as a matter of fact, it is not intended to carry out
the widening of Rye Lane, contemplated by the Act,
between Choumert Road and Sternhall Lane, nor to lay a