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by Parliament to Metropolitan Companies, and many additional schemes
were submitted during this Session. Four schemes were promoted
affecting the Parish of Shoreditch:—
1st.—The Commercial Road East scheme, which proposed to run
from the Shoreditch end of Commercial Street to Poplar. It but very
slightly affected Shoreditch, having but about 150 yards of projected
tram within the Parish.
2nd.—The North Metropolitan Tramway scheme. This Company
had already obtained running powers from Stratford to Aldgate, and
from Holloway via City Road to the City, and some smaller and feeding
lines. The promoters now sought powers to construct a line from
Threadneedle Street, via Shoreditch, thence to Stamford Hill by two
lines, one through Hackney Road, Hackney and Clapton; and one by
the direct road, via Kingsland, Newington, etc.: also a line from the
City Road, via East Road, New North Road, Bridport Place, Southgate
Road, to Mildmay Park; and some cross lines which need not be
specified.
3rd.—The North Eastern Metropolitan scheme, which adopted a
large portion of the North Metropolitan scheme, and extended it to
Tottenham and Alexandra Park.
4th.—The North-East of London and the Columbia Market
Approaches scheme, which proposed a line of trams somewhat resembling
the North Metropolitan scheme, and some additional works and
improvements and tramways in connection with Columbia Market.
Before the proposals were submitted to Parliament, the NorthEastern
and the North-East of London and Columbia Market Approaches
scheme were amalgamated.
The Yestry opposed the Commercial Road and the North-Eastern
schemes, as not affording to the locality its proper requirements, and
gave a qualified assent to the North Metropolitan and to the NorthEastern
and Columbia Market scheme.
The Committee of the House of Commons rejected all the Bills