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Metropolitan District Railway (Hammersmith Junction).
This was a Bill for conferring farther powers on the Metropolitan
District Railway inter alia, to make and maintain a Railway 3 furlongs
eighty links in length, commencing by a junction at the north end. of
the Company's line at Hammersmilh Broadway, and terminating by
a junction with the Hammersmith and City Railway on the east side
thereof, at or near the Hammersmith Station of that Railway.
Subsequently this part of the Bill was withdrawn.
London, Reigate, and Brighton Railway Bill.
This Bill was for the construction of a new Railway from Reigate
to London, passing over the River Thames, entering the parish of
Fulham, near Broom House, and terminating by a junction with the
West London Extension Railway, near Addison Road.
The Bill was thrown out for non-compliance with Standing Orders.
West Metropolitan Tramways Extension.—Western District
Tramways.
These applications were amalgamated, and one scheme proposed for
the accommodation of the district. The Board resolved to consent to
the application, subject to certain terms and conditions, as agreed with
the promoters, but upon the application coming before the Metropolitan
Board of Works, they declined to sanction the construction of
any extension of tramways at present.
United Telephone Company.
The Board resolved to petition against this Bill, as affecting the
District generally, and the following Petition was deposited:—
In Parliament—Session 1884.
United Telephone Company (Limited) Bill.
Petition Against; On Merits by Counsel.
To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled.
The humble Petition of the Board of Works for the Fulham
District, in the County of Middlesex, under their Common
Seal.
Sheweth,—(1) That a Bill has been introduced into and is now
pending in your honourable House, entitled, "a Bill to afford the
United Telephone Company (Limited) additional facilities for Telephonic
Communications in the Metropolis, and for other purposes
which Bill is hereinafter called ' the Bill.'"
(2). That the preamble of the Bill states the United Telephone
Company, Limited, (therein and herein called the Company) is a
Company incorporated under the Companies Act. and by an indenture
dated the eleventh day of April, 1881, between her Majesty's
1 ost-master General and the Company, certain agreements were
n ade as to establishing Telephonic Exchanges within a radius of five
mi es from a ceutral point in London, and to establish, work, manage,
use and maintain such exchanges.