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For Wandsworth Bridge the amount claimed was £150,000,
and the amount paid £52,761, with £550 for additional land; for
Fulham Bridge there was claimed £100,000, and £58,000
awarded, and for Hammersmith Bridge £201,000 was claimed,
and £112,500 awarded.
As the inhabitants are aware, steps were taken to mark in a
proper manner so important an event in our Local History, and
a right royal welcome was given to their Royal Highnesses on
the occasion.
New Bridge at Fulham.
In November the necessary Parliamentary notices were given
and plans deposited for a New Bridge over the Thames between
Fulham and Putney. It is in contemplation to erect the New
Bridge at a point a little above the present old bridge, and to
form a new approach road on the Fulham side from the corner
of Church Row through the Vicarage Gardens. Negociations
are also in progress between the Metropolitan Board and the
Chelsea Water Works Company with a view to provision being
made in the construction of the New Bridge for carrying the
aqueduct of the company thereon, so that the present unsightly
erection may be removed.
Hammersmith Bridge.
The Metropolitan Board of Works are having prepared, plans
and specifications for the thorough repair and permanent
strengthening of this bridge, but the precise nature of the
alterations to be made have not yet been determined.
Wandsworth Bridge.
The Metropolitan Board of Works have been engaged in
repairing this bridge and are now carrying out some works with a
view of securing better foundations for the piers.
Wood Paving—King Street West.
The experiment in King Street East having proved satisfactory,
the Board has carried out certain wood paving works in
King Street West from the Broadway to Shaftesbury Road at a
cost of £5,788 8 10.
Improvement—King Street West, near Clifton Road.
An opportunity having presented itself of improving this
street by widening the path between the "Salutation Inn" and
Clifton Road, proceedings were taken under Michael Angelo
Taylor's Act, and negotiations were entered into which resulted