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Estimate of the cost of the work was made by the Surveyor of Pavements and apportioned
for payment upon the Owners of the property in this Parish abutting upon the
said Oldfield-road. The East London Railway is the only property situate on the east
side of Oldfield-road, and the major portion of the property on west side of the said
road is occupied by an engineer's store.
The East London Railway Company and the Owner of the engineer's store having
declined to pay their apportionments of the estimated cost of the proposed paving works,
a Summons was taken out by order of the Vestry at the Greenwich Police Court against
the East London Railway Company for the recovery of their apportionment of the said
cost in respect of their property abutting upon the Oldfield-road. Upon the hearing,
the Magistrate dismissed the Summons upon the ground that Oldfield-road was not a
New Street within the meaning of the Metropolis Local Management Acts.
The Oldfield-road has been made up and paved under a Contract by Mr. Thomas
Turner, of Stanley Bridge Wharf, Chelsea, for the sum of £365, which cost will have
to be borne by the Vestry in consequence of the before mentioned decision of the
Magistrate.
A piece of ground situate at the south end and east side of Croft-street, Chiltonstreet,
has been taken by the Vestry of Mrs. Emma Oates for use as a store for old
paving material, &c., upon a quarterly tenancy at a rental after the rate of £20 per
annum.
Paving Jobbing Works.
Messrs. Wheeler and Hindle are the Contractors for the Paving Jobbing Works
at a Schedule of prices. (For particulars of Contract see page 9.)
Tramways.
The portion of the Southwark and Deptford Tramway laid in this Parish from
Union Bridge to the boundary next Deptford, was inspected by Major-General
Hutchinson, of the Board of Trade, on 16th October, 1880, and the said section of the
line was opened for traffic on the 28th day of November, 1880.
In December, 1880, the Vestry had under consideration a Bill to authorize the
South wark and Deptford Tramways Company to construct additional Tramways, &c.,
the portion of the scheme affecting this Parish being a single line of tramway in the
Rotherhithe New-road, starting from the authorized line at Raymouth-road and continuing
along Rotherhithe New-road to the boundary of this Parish, and from thence
to the Old Kent-road, together with several passing places.
The Bill was referred by the Vestry to a Committee for consideration. The Committee
had several interviews with the Engineer and Secretary of the Tramways Company,
and several alterations in the proposed works were arranged by the Committee
and Company and approved by the Vestry, for the greater convenience of the public,