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the provisions of the above Bill which we find contain the
usual clauses inserted in Tramways Bills, and which are
regulated by the general Tramway Act of 1870, and the
Orders of the Board of Trade.
The title of the Bill is "The London Tramways Company,
Limited, Extensions Act, 1892."
The Bill authorises the use of Cable power, which
means wires, ropes, &c., placed underground, and worked by
stationary engines, this power is, we believe, more particularly
intended to refer to Streatham Parish.
The Tramways Lines proposed are fully set out in the
Report of the Surveyor, dated 14th December, 1891, and
which was submitted to the Vestry on the 23rd December
last.
The lines are to be completed within two years, or the
power given to the Company shall cease. If the lines are
not opened tor public traffic within that time the Company
shall be liable to a penalty of £50 a day.
The tolls are to be those regulated and fixed by the
Metropolitan Street Tramways, 1869, and artizans' cars are
to be run, two early in the morning and two after six in the
evening, at a charge not exceeding One Half-penny per
mile (no fare need be less than a Penny).
A penalty of £5 a day is imposed for non-repair of line.
The right is given to the Company of using the road
material when laying the line, the surplus to be the property
of the Road Authority.
The most important section is the following:—
The London Company on the one hand, and the