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to the Vestry on the 18th March, 1880, a resolution was
carried, "That this Vestry accepts the £1,200 offered by the
North Metropolitan Tramways Company in respect of the
Goswell Road Tramway; but having already signified its
approval of the projected line of the North East Metropolitan
Tramway Company along St. John Street and St. John Street
Road, does not think it advisable to give its consent to any other
line through those thoroughfares." In consequence of this
resolution, the North Metropolitan Tramways Company considered
that they were not fairly treated in the matter, and stopped
payment of the cheque for £1,200. On the 15th April, 1880,
the above resolution was rescinded, and on the 22nd a resolution
was carried as follows :—"That, subject to the North Metropolitan
Tramways Company agreeing to insert in their Bill a clause
similar to that inserted in the Bill of the North East Metropolitan
Tramways Company with reference to the widening of St. John
Street from Albemarle Street northward, and also subject to
their agreeing to insert a clause granting running powers to
the North East Metropolitan Tramways Company over the
proposed line down St. John Street Road and St. John Street,
and on payment of the cheque for £1,200 fer the siding in
Goswell Road, assent be given to their Scheme by the Vestry.''
The Company, however, would not accept the condition of
granting running powers to another Company, and consequently
the Bill was withdrawn, as was also the North East
Metropolitan Tramway Scheme, in consequence of opposition
from some other districts through which it proposed to pass,the
promoters failing to fulfil the promises made by them as
to terms for paving, &c., upon which they sought the consent
of the local authorities.
The whole of the proceedings in this matter have been printed in a
separate form by order of the Vestry.