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carried out as a Metropolitan one, and the Council making a contribution towards the cost.
On 7th February, 1899, the General Purposes and Works Committee reported with reference
to the letter from the Clerk, London County Council, stating, in reply to the Vestry's
letter of 14th July, 1898, asking for a contribution towards the cost of widening Commercial
Dock Road between Lady Dock Bridge and the new swing bridge over the entrance to Russia
Dock, that it appeared to the Council that the widening of the road in the manner proposed
would form an incomplete improvement unless arrangements were made for the widening
of Lady Dock Bridge, that the Council had resolved, subject to the Vestry arranging
for the reconstruction of the bridge, to contribute one-half of the net cost of the widening
of the road as shown upon the plan, such contribution not to exceed the sum of £750, and
enclosing copy of conditions upon which the contribution was made,
Resolved, upon the recommendation of the Committee, that the Clerk write and inform
the Council that the Vestry is quite aware that the improvement will be to a certain extent
incomplete unless Lady Dock Bridge is widened, and intends, when the said bridge requires
renewing, to negotiate for the widening thereof, but at the present moment it is only dealing
with the portion of Commercial Dock Road which, under the Company's Act of 1894,
is to be raised 10 feet, and that unless arrangements are made to widen the road before the
work of raising is commenced, the opportunity to effect a most important improvement will
be lost to the parish for ever; and urging the Council to withdraw the condition for the reconstruction
of the bridge attached to the contribution.
On 21st March, 1899, the Vestry had before them a letter from the Clerk, London County
Council, relative to the proposed widening of Commercial Dock Road, stating that the Council,
having regard to all the facts, and particularly in view of the Vestry having expressed
their intention of re-opening negotiations with the Surrey Commercial Dock Company,
agreed to vary its resolution of 20th December, 1898, by the Avithdrawal of the condition relating
to the reconstruction of Lady Dock Bridge, subject to the Vestry doing all within
their power to secure the early reconstruction of the said bridge.
Resolved—That negotiations be again opened up with the Surrey Commercial Dock Company
with reference to the widening of Commercial Dock Road between the bridge to cross
the Russia and Greenland Docks communication passage and Lady Dock Bridge.
The matter had not progressed at the close of the year.