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London County Council, that the Council were
anxious that the junctions of the London Street
Tramways system with the North Metropolitan
Tramways system might be carried into effect, the
Valuer was informed that the Committee would be
willing to hear the views of the Council thereon.
He therefore attended the meeting of the Committee,
and stated that the Council has agreed to
grant a lease of both systems to the North Metropolitan
Tramways Company, and that the
convenience of the travelling public and the
pecuniary result to the Council would be enhanced
by the junction, the proposals being to join the
Pentonville Road line to that in City Road by a
straight piece of line, and to that in High Street
by a curved line passing in front of the Angel. The
Vestry, however, only assented to the junction with
City Road, and dissented from the junction with
High Street.
The Vestry also considered the North Metropolitan
Tramways (No. 1) Bill which sought for
powers to construct tramways from the "Angel " to
Holborn Town Hall, and to join those in Pentonville
Road and High Street. The Vestry, however, were
of opinion that the traffic at the "Angel" is already
very congested, and that this congestion would be
much increased if the Council's proposals were
carried into effect. The Vestry, therefore, held to
the decision it arrived at last year, and they
dissented from the schemes.
The County Council then wrote, asking if the
Vestry would give its consent to the Tramway
Schemes, so as to permit of the introduction of the
Bill, and then offer its opposition before the Select
Committee. The Vestry, however, expressed their
surprise at the receipt of such a proposal from the