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By order of the Committee specifications and estimates of works
considered necessary by the Engineer of the Metropolitan Board
in the St. Saviour's district have been lodged, amounting to
£2,600. The Bill has passed the House of Commons and
been read a second time in the House of Lords and referred to
a Select Committee of that House, but this Board has not thought
it necessary to incur the expense of any further opposition.
Parliamentary Plans and Notices were, in November last,
deposited of " South London Tramways," " South Metropolitan
Tramways," and "London Tramways Extensions," by which
several schemes it was intended to lay down new or extended
lines in Stamford Street and Southwark Street. A Memorial
was received from inhabitants of Southwark Street objecting to
the proposal on account of the obstructions which would be
occasioned to the loading and warehousing of goods and to the
traffic generally, and it was resolved to oppose the Bills. Finding
this to be the case the several promoters withdrew their Bills
and abandoned the schemes so far as the district of St. Saviour's
was concerned.
Street Tramways.
This Board has agreed to purchase of Mr. Stidder, Sanitary
Engineer, occupying premises on the east side of Little Guildford
Street, his interest as Lessee in the strip of land in front of the
premises, lately enclosed by iron railings, for the sum of £200,
for the purpose of widening the carriage-way at the spot. It
has also been agreed to purchase of Mr. Heath, Lessee of premises
on the south side of Orange Street, a strip of land in front of
the same, for the sum of £90, for the widening of the foot-path.
The consent of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners,—the freeholders
has in each case been obtained.
Improvements!
Having been invited by the Westminster Board of Works to
appoint delegates to consider the policy and expenditure of the
School Board for London, this Board has appointed Messrs. Thorn,
Evans, and Hunt, as its representatives to confer with other local
School Boardl
Policy and Ex-|
penditure.