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WE RECEIVED ON JANUARY STH, 1892, From W. S. JACKSON, Esq., North Side, Wandsworth Common, S.W. P.S.Would just like to say that I have every reason to be thoroughly satisfied with the machine. I have ridden some hundreds of miles on the E. and W. of England roads, thus giving it a fair trial, and it is as sound at the end of the season as when new; not a screw or spoke failing, which speaks volumes for the thorough workmanship used in the construction. The " SPARTAN " is a thoroughly reliable machine. W. S. JACKSON.
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QUADRICYCLE TANDEM, BY RUDGE CO., good as new, 2 in. pneumatic Clincher tires, bail pedals, extra brake, extra plated front, two spare extra Clincher air tubes, luggage carrier, Sphinx leather touring bag, gold lined, condition of plate and machine perfectly as new, list price £52, will take £30.
Seen by appointment. H.L.C., 19, Nightingale Crescent, Blenkarne Road, Wandsworth Common, SW.'
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On "quad" or "quadracycles", see DouglasSelf.com:The Museum of RetroTechnology: www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/TRANSPORT/quadcycle/quadcycle.htm" target="_blank">The Quadracycle.
The Common — and particularly the long straight road eventually named Trinity Road n — regularly used for cycle racing. It was also the start and end point for club rides, as here:
WANDSWORTH COMMON. The committee reported that adjoining Wandsworth Common station, near Nightingale-lane, wore about nine acres of land which were originally part of Wandsworth Common, and purchased many years ago by the London, Brighton, and Sooth Coast Hallway Company, and them .freed commonablc rights. The company haring all the land they required, resold the remainder to the late Mr. J. A. Rose, who kept the area unbuilt upon as an adjunct his own grounds. Mr. Rose, however, died last year, and his property was now the market. Xhe committee thought that so much it comprised what was originally Wandsworth Common should obtained if possible, and restored to that open space, but they were not prepared to recommend the Council to pay excessive or building land price for it. They recommended: That Mr. E. Bray informed that, although the Council consider the ground referred to would be of use as open space, it is not prepared to pay 12,000 for it.'- . the suggestion of Mr. Burns, the matter was referred to the local authorities for their opinion.
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PROPOSED ADDITION TO WANDSWORTH COMMON. The Works and General Purposes Committee recommended that, with reference the letter from Mr. E. M. Bray, dated February 4, suggesting the desirability of the Council acquiring and adding Wands worth Common the piece of land lying between Wandsworth Common railway station and the private lane the south-west end of Nightingale-lane, and asking that vestry should contribute towards the cost, the vestry clerk should be directed to address a communication the Council urging desirability of the acquirement by the Council the land question for the of the public. In connection with the same subject a letter was read from Mr. H. la Hooke, clerk, London County Council, dated March 3, stating that the Council had been offered this land for the earn .12,000, bnt that the Council were not prepared themselves to pay so largo sum for the land, although they were satisfied that the acquisition of the land would be of advantage the public, and they inquired whether the vestry and the board works for the Wandsworth district were prepared contribute towards the cost and The recommendation the committee was adopted.
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Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 26 March 2022), April 1892, trial of GEORGE MOTTE (t18920404-452).
GEORGE MOTTE, Deception > forgery, 4th April 1892.
452. GEORGE MOTTE , Forging and uttering an order for 10, with intent to defraud.
MR. KIDD Prosecuted, and MR. ELLIOTT Defended.
SIDNEY SMITH . I am the son of Sidney Smith, a grocer, of Kirkdale, Sydenhamon the evening of 11th March the prisoner came into the shop and presented this envelope, enclosing a note and a cheque Iread it and said, " Isee you want change for this, and I am not sure I have got it"he said, "Well, I should like you to oblige me if possible, because there is a party on, and a little baccarat"we have a customer named Craig, but I do not know his writing I had not got enough, and got it from Mr. Glass, and gave the money to the prisoner, and three bottles of whiskyhe then said, "What champagne have you got?" I showed him the list; he selected a pint bottle, and told me to send a dozen next day to Mr. Craig I did so, and it was returned the following, week Iendorsed the cheque and gave it to Mr. Glass, and it was returned marked "No account" I had been to the station the day before and described the man as a man in evening dress, but I did not describe him fullyFrederick Newland, our stableman, was about the premises.
Cross-examined. I had never seen the prisoner before I was not quite able to identify the prisoner at the station, and I heard a voice behind me say, "Who is the nearest?"
Re-examined. I have no doubt now; I cannot say who said thatseveral policemen and detectives were there; there were twelve or fourteen people in a row.
JOHN CRAIG . I am a manufacturer, of Upper Sydenhamthis letter is not my writing; I do not use paper like thisthis is my address at the topmy son bears the same name; it is not his writing I do not bank at the London and South-Western Bank I was out of town on 11th March.
Cross-examined. My son has no paper with this heading I know nothing of the prisoner.
FREDERICK NEWLAND . I am. stableman to the prosecutoron 11th March, about closing time, 8.20, I was outside the shop, and saw the prisoner walk in and out I saw young Mr. Smith come back from Mr. Glass, and give the prisoner something, and he left with a parcelon 23rd November I was in High Road, Balham, with Sergeant Bunting, and saw the prisoner on the opposite side of the road; Ipointed him out, and he was taken into custodyhe was not dressed in the same way on the 11th; he had a dark coat on, a high hat, black trousers, a chain, and a white neck-tie, evening dress, I suppose; and on the 23rd he had a dark blue coat and dark trousers Inave no doubt the prisoner is the man.
Cross-examined. My attention was called to the matter about three days after the 11th I saw him for about five or six minutes on the
11thhe was as if he was waiting for my masterhe had a dark overcoat on; lit was not buttoned I could not see what sort of coat he had on underneathhe displayed a good bit of shirt front, and had a white tie I had instructions from Mr. Smith to go to Balham on the 23rdthe detective took me thereit is rather more than six miles offthe detective told me if I saw a man I knew I was to point him outafter accusing the prisoner I went back to the shop and told Mr. Smith we had got the man, and he went to the station with me and identified him I did not describe him to Mr. Smith in any way, nor did he ask how he was dressed when Iaccosted him I did not give a description to him of how the man was dressed on the 11th, nor did Itell the Magistrate soif it is down in my deposition it is a mistake I did give him a description after he had been to the station, but not beforeone of the assistants told me that the cheque was bad I did not know when I saw the man on the 11th that he had given a cheque to be changed I knew nothing of the business that was going on.
Re-examined. On the night of the 11th the prisoner seemed to be waiting for something, and Iremembered that on being told that a forgery-had been committed.
HARRY WALLIS . I have been for five years a clerk at the Clapham Junction branch of the London and South Western Bankwe have no customer named John Craigthere has been an alteration in the numbers of this cheque (produced), 83 in my opinion was 38, which is the number of the Clapham Junction branch I cannot tell what figures have been altered in the other number, but I know some have.
Cross-examined. We have no such number in our cheque books as is now represented by this cheque; three or four other cheques have been drawn on our books by persons who have no account, which have been cashed by tradespeopleMr. Ernest Carter, junr., banks at our branch.
By the COURT. The prisoner had no account at our bankthis was originally a Clapham Junction branch cheque.
FREDERICK BUNTING (Detective P). On March 23rd I was with Newland in Balham High Road at 10.30 a.m., he pointed the prisoner out, and I said I was a police officer, and should take him in custody for uttering a cheque on March 11th to Sidney Smith, of Sydenhamhe said, "You have made a mistake, I am surprised at your stopping a gentleman in the street like this. I have been in Balham fifteen years. I am just going to pay my taxes; did you say Sydenham? I have not been there for 'three years, I suppose I can go before a Magistrate to-day. Can you tell me what sort of day it was on 11th March?" I said, "It was snowing"he said, "That man you have with you belongs to the Powis's, who hare done this" I took him to the station, and found on him four memoranda, a tax-paper and cheque, five pawn-tickets, one albert, one eraser, one knife, and fourpence. (The cheque was for rates drawn the London and South Western Bank, Balham branch, signed George Motte.) I said, "Is this your writing?he said, "Yes" I found two cheque-books at his house, one of which was on the London and South-Western Bank, Clapham branch Icompared the letters found on him with the letter asking for the cashing of the cheque, and there is a similarity in the "f' s" and in the "C"in "Conservative club," and told the prisoner that the letters corresponded Iplaced him with ten more at the station and told Smith to see if he knew any one therehe looked
and said, " I am not sure, but I think that is the man,"pointing to the prisoner I said, "If you see him, go and touch him"he said, " I am sure that is the man," and touched him.
By the COURT. I did not hear any one behind Mr. Smith say, "Who is nearest?"
Cross-examined. Ifind that the prisoner has an account at the Balaam branch of this banka forged cheque has been cashed by Mr. Killett, a tradesman of Balhamhe knows the prisoner perfectly well, and says he is not the person who cashed the chequethe letter given by Mr. Killett has the same style of heading and the same style of writing; I should say it was written by the same personthere are two other cases, and the tradesmen in each have failed to identify the prisonerthe circumstances are similar.
The prisoner's statement before the Magistrate: " I know nothing whatever of the case. "
Witnesses for the Defence.
GEORGE FELLOWS (Detective V). Ireceived instructions in February from Mr. Killett, of Balham, to make inquiries respecting a person who had presented this forged cheque (produced) to himthis note was with the cheque I do not say that the letters are on similar paper Iarranged for Mr. Killett to see the prisoner in custody, he knew him personally and said he was not the man; there have been two other cases in which the tradesmen not only failed to identify the prisoner, but they said he was not the man.
Cross-examined. I was present when Mr. Killett said he was not the man; and when we got outside he said, " I know that man" I went with him to Greenwich Police-court.
FANNY EDDLES . I am the wife of Robert Eddies, a baker, of Balhamon Friday, March 11th, we were living in the same house as the prisoner and his wife; we had done so since last autumnhis sister-inlaw did not stay there, but she called there Iused to go out at five o'clock and return between six and seventhe prisoner was not at home at that time Iprepared my husband's supper at a little after sevenwhen I went out that evening between eight and nine the prisoner opened the parlour-door I have never seen him in evening dress during the whole time I have lived in the house, and I have known him twelve years.
Cross-examined. I cannot be sure whether I saw him on the Thursday or the day before, but I know I saw him on Wednesday evening I saw him on Saturday evening about ten minutes' walk from Balham Station I do not know how long it would take to go to Sydenham by train; it takes about twenty minutes to go to the Police-station.
Re-examined. Iremember March 11th because it was my birthday, and he wished me many happy returns of the day Ireceived a letter, which I have with me now.
MARY AGNES ILLINGWORTH . Ilive at Hayes Villa, Wandsworth Commonthe prisoner married my sister Icalled on her on Friday, March 11th, about 7.15 p.m.the prisoner was at home Iremained till 8.20he was there the whole timehe was not in evening dress, he was dressed as he is now, except that he had a light tie, it was not white, it was a little check.
Cross-examined. Ioften call there Icalled there the day after, and
again on the Monday Icalled on the Saturday afternoon and took the children a pine apple Icalled on the Monday about eight o'clock I am always in the habit of calling on my sister on Fridays and Mondays I have been a witness in this Court before in the case of Miss Harrison for libel; she was acquittedIt was suggested that I had written the letters to myself I am not married; I am living with my parents.
The prisoner received a good character.
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College Park building land for sale; [NB "College Park Estate" is now called the Toast Rack.]
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WANDSWORTH, S.W. Eligible Building Land, being the uncovered residue of the College Park Estate, situate Wandsworth, adjoining the Common. It comprises nearly five acres, with upwards of 1,600 feet of important building frontages. Held from Magdalen College, Oxiord, for unexpired term of 87 1/2 years, at nominal ground-rents, in all 6 per annum.
MESSRS NORTON, TRIST, and GILBERT have received instructions to SELL the above BUILDING LAND by AUCTION, at the Mart, Tokenhouse-yard, London, E.C., on TUESDAY, April 26th, at Two o'clock precisely, in Three Lots of nearly two acres each. Particulars, with Plans, may obtained of Messrs. Budd, Son, Brodie, Solicitors, 33, Bedford-row, W.C.; and of the Auctioneers, 63, Old Broadstreet, E.C."189249
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WANDSWORTH, S.W.-ELIGIBLK BUILDING LAND, being the uncovered residue of the College Park Estate, situate Wandsworth, adjoining the Common, about a quarter of mile from Wandsworth Common Station, on the L.B. and S.C. Railway, and about one mile from Clapham Junction Railway Station. It comprises altogether nearly five acres, with upwards of 1, 60u feet of Important building frontages Trinity, Baskerville, Henderson, and Dorlcote-roads. Held from Magdalen College, Oxford, for an unexpired terra of 87$ years at nominal ground rents, in all 8 per annum.
MESSRS. NORTON, TRIBT, AND GILBERT HAVE received inatructionn TO SELL the above BUILDING LAND BY AUCTION, at the Mart. Tokenhouae yard, London, K.C., on TUESDAY, April 26th, 1892, at Two o'clock precisely, in three lots of nearly two acres each. Particulars, with plans and conditions of sale, may be obtained of Messrs Budd, Son, and Brodie, Solicitors, 33, Bedford-row, W.C.: at the Mart; and of the Auctioneers. 62, Old Broad-street, E.C.
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In consequence of complaints of danger from playing golf on the Tooting Commons received by the London County Council, the Parks Committee of that body have recommended the Cauneiland the Connect adopted the recommendationto prohibit the playing of golf there in future. The danger i s greater at Tooting than on some open ',pates, because the force prevents the pl being always sem. Whilst the club is arranging a new ground it is propound that golf chill be allowed on the Tooting Commons up to half past 10 in the morning, thia aoncession to for a period of six weeks only.
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WALTER BEADON, Theft > burglary, 23rd May 1892.
583. WALTER BEADON, Burglariously entering the dwelling house of George Harold Quaint, and stealing twelve pieces of paper and thirty-six postage stamps his property.
M. R. RAVEN Prosecuted.
GEORGE HAROLD QUAINT. I am schoolmaster at St. James' Industrial Schools, Upper Tooting — Ilive on the premises — on 2nd May I went to bed at 10 p. m., leaving the place properly shut up — there was a screw through the window; the top sash was pinned — the prisoner was at school there four years ago — next morning, at six, the boy who does my room told me something, and I went down and found the sitting-room window
open, the things strewed about the room, the clipboards and drawersopen, and the contents of a portmanteau strewn about the room — Imissed a writing desk, which were about twelve Post-office form forms for the boys to affix stamps to and When they are filled up you make a deposit in the bank — there were some stamps on each at them, stack on like this — these (produced) are three of them — the boys' names are in pencil at the back; they bring their stamps or pennies, and Ikeep them till Inave got one shilling worth, and then pay them into the post-office — the friends send them the stamps; it is an orphan school — I had no dealings with this particular post-office.
MARY LIZZIE ENGLEEFEILD., I am a clerk hi the post-office, Queen'sroad, Chelsea — Iissued this Post office Savings Bank book — on May 4th the prisoner called for the book between seven and eight — he wanted topay in 3s., but I had closed my account — I took these three slips, and asked him to call in the morning for the book, which he did between nine and ten, I think, and Igave this book; which shows a deposit of 3s. in the name of Walter Beadon — the 3s. was paid by these forms.
GEORGE HUARD. I am a clerk at the General Post Office — these three Savings Bank deposit slips came to open an account from the. Queen's Road, Chelsea, Office, on May 5th; Ireceived the stamps as cash.
Francis Gunn (154 V). On 6th May about 3. 15 a. m., I was on duty on Wandsworth Common With another, officer — I saw the prisoner running along the rail way — Ibeard a bell ringing; we stood under a black fence, and when he got within a few yards Istepped out, and, said, "Where are you going? what ate you running, for this time of morning?" — he was carrying this basket — he said, "what has that todo with you?" — I told him I was a police officer; we were in plain clothes — he said, "Well, I am going to Chelsea" — I said, "Where do you come from now?" — he said, " I am not going to tell you any more I have told you enough already" — I took him to the station.
The prisoner produced a Written defence, part of which only applied to this case. He stated that he had saved 3s. towards buying a barrow, and a fellow-lodger, whose name he did not know, asked him to buy the stamps of him, which he did, and deposited them in the bank in half an hour.
G. H. QUAINT (Re-examined). My window was hinged? the bottom part does not go. up or down-it is six feet high — a stool. had been put outside on the Bowers, and a ladder.
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He then PLEADED GUILTY to a conviction at this Court of burglary on April 6, 1891. There were two other indictments against him -
Eighteen Month's Hard Labour.
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"V ODD PENNY STORY
At Wandsworth police-court, on Saturday, Charles Ward, a schoolboy, living near Wandsworth Common, was placed in the dock charged with stealing a pennyworth of hay from a field at Blackshaw-road, the property of Mr. J. J. Keosil, of Norfolk Farm, Tooting. Mr. Denman told the boy that he was charged under a section which entitled him to be discharged on paying the value of the hay. The boy hesitated, and made no reply. Mr. Denman then said he would lend him the penny, and the boy could return it whenever felt disposed. He, nevertheless, assured the boy that, in lending him the money, he way desired to encourage him in his theft. Tbe penny was passed to the boy, who offered it to the prosecutor, but he refused to accept it, stating, before leaving tbe court, that he was induced charge him in consequence of circumstances which had come to bis knowledge about a previous matter. The penny was returned to the magistrate, amid some laughter, and the boy left the court.
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THE WANDSWORTH COMMON BRIDGE. The vestry unanimously resolved to contribute the sum of 200 towards the cost the widening the London. Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company's bridge over Bellevue-road, Wandsworth Common, to feet. Certain roads are also widened to full feet.
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SOUTH-WESTERN Two girls, named Annie Miller and Margaret Hyatt, aged 13 and 10 years, were charged with robbing a number of children of small sums of money en f rusted to them by their parents. Detective Lenman, who had charge of the case, said that 11 children were robbed on Saturday in the neighbourhood of Wandsworth-common.
The prisoners, although very young, were considered expert thieves. Their habit was to stand outside the shops of pawnbrokers and accost young children as they were about entering to redeem articles, taking the money, which was invariably wrapped in paper, from their hands, and after substituting copper coins for silver ones, returning them wrapped up in the same way. The children only ascertained that they had been robbed when they opened their small paper parcels to pay the pawn- broker or the tradesman, as the case might be. The mother of Hyatt attended, and "aid that her daughter had been led away by the other girl. Mr. Plowden thought that was, perhaps, true, and ordered her to be discharged. He remanded Miller to the workhouse, remarking that it was most difficult to know what to do with a girl so young.
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""This required a good deal of pretence, for besides the fact that my brother's invitation was anything but cordial, I knew that Charles, being dyspeptic and abstemious and frugal in the matter of diet, and having a serious turn of mind, devoted the few hours of relaxation which business permitted to open-air preaching on Wandsworth Common. "
KITTY'S FATHER.
A Romance of the Period.
FRANK BARRETT, Author -Tha Admirable Lady Baddy Fane, — -Fettmd for lilt, ' CHAPTER XIX. / vr fast, arm i. parted the street a- the door the tM, York, _baking hand pfftmreflr, with the prrwn to drop Lato theatre and between the act-. Bat Shis I was only intended to mislead asy bystanders who might observing us. I saw him more wlriie wors Liverpool, and as there were more ia Birkenhead or the neighbourhood, Iconcluded that left very after our interview. And now for acme two or three wmius nothing mined to break the monotony rf our existence. monotonous, indeed, was after the exciting erects that preceded Jock's and Ipleasant companionship oi our lost friend more than I could anticipated. But what was thai loss compared with that which Kitty had to bear! And yet she went through her performance night after night with unfiling spirit, and ia our daily intercourse suffered repining word or impatient action to betray the dm? narrow and bitter disappointment she to endure. Her resignation, her fortitude, and unvarying swe--nesi of temper under these trying conditions put mo to the blush. It was she who made light the trifles that annoyed me; she who coaxed me into action when got torpid and morose; she who found topics ci conversation when I was silent. Then I would say myself, "It ia too had that such a spiritless, dufi, old ielftow . " Still there were signs of secret suffering winch fae had not the power to conceal. Outsiders like Cooper, not remarkable for quick observation snd sympathy, whispered to me,What's the matter with Kitty? She looks quite old when ahe cornea off the stage. She's losing flesh, and she ought not to hare three lines under her eyes." This depreaaaon; but were not yet the end our vein ill-luck. One day in the second wed July, Cooper, after paying me my week's salary, Mid — " You'll have to look out for another show, Holderness. I've made over all the rights "The Blue Stacking" to Howard, and he's goting to produce it London. Ispoke to him about Kitty, but it seema his wu'e is take her part, > that's go." "Well, you will start mother show, suppose?" said "No thank you. Ire weighed sll up, and find that when I've squaral up with everybody Ishall just about wbm I was Istarted. 1 to get out of it without burning my lingers, but 1 shea't meddle with hot onels again for little while." "This is had job for us — out of collar the middle the off season. When you dos--f" "July the 30th. I'm very sorry, you know, old man, but I have to look after my little hit-" Seeing my long face when IKitty asked me st am what had happened. Iin
Kitty knew this, for ahe was hardly leas delighted than Iwhen, just the moment, I got an to conduct the band at Scarborough during th - [TO BE CONTINUED] [BNA: Link.] Also [BNA: Link.]Liverpool Weekly Courier — Saturday 3 September 1892 target="_blank">Link.]
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LABOUR MOVEMENTS . . . .
A meeting of the Navvies and Bricklayers' Labourers' Union was held yesterday at the corner of Chatham- road, Wandsworth Common, to organise the large number of men engaged in the building trade residing in that locality. A resolution calling upon all unskilled labourers to at ence join their Union was carried unanimously.
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The enlargement of Wandsworth Common by the throwing into the "Railway Enclosure Piece," which originally formed part of the Common, is a very desirable object and one to which I hope the wall extend the most sympathetic 47,50, is the sum required and the hope to from the Battersea Vestry, from dos Wandsworth Board of Works, half the purchase mosey from the London County Council, and the remainder by public subscription. Everythrig which tends to make the locality more attractive pays lv. the long ma, and thousand pounds expender in ill way all find its way back again in ratft largely it. creased by the fact that there are few empty in the parish llcreover, the value of property bermes and the rateable value in proportion. It pays to have open spaces and stir ctive commons, and ig only from that point of view the project is worth supporting.
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OPEN SPACES.
At the Board of Works for the Wandsworth District, Mr. B. Wise presiding, the clerk (Mr. H. G. Hills) reported the receipt of a letter from the secretary of the Wandsworth Common Protection Association in favour of the acquisition of the "railway enclosure piece (adjoining Wandsworth common Railway-station), with the view to its restoration to the common, stating that the price asked for the five acres by the trustees of the late Mr. Anderson Rose is 7500/. The matter was referred to the General Purposes Committee for consideration and report.
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"18921112" target="_blank">Link.]OPEN SPACES. The Trustees of the London Parochial Charities have made a further grant of 1000/. towards the purchase of the Paddington Recreation Ground, in addition to the sum of 1000 t. already promised. The grant is conditional on the remainder of the money C4BOl. out of a total of 50,8801.) being forthcoming, and on the passing of the Bill.
At the Board of Works for the Wandsworth District, Mr. B. Wise presiding, the clerk (Mr. H. G. Hills) reported the receipt of a letter from the secretary of the Wandsworth Common Protection Association in favour of the acquisition of the "railway enclosure piece (adjoining Wandsworth common Railway-station), with the view to its restoration to the common, stating that the price asked for the five acres by the trustees of the late Mr. Anderson Rose is 7500/. The matter was referred to the General Purposes Committee for consideration and report
At the Plumstead District Board of Works yesterday, Colonel Hughes, M.P.. L.C.C., reported that the London County Council had completed the purchase of Bostal Wood, and the Plumstead parish could now arrange to open it at any time.
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POSTAL FACILITIES NEAR IT. . — . . . The IA orks Committee brought up a report stating that they had received a letter from Mr. H. De la Hooke. Clerk to the Landon ( malty Coancil, stating that the Post Office anthorities had applied for per mission to place a pillar letter-box on Wandsworth Common near ht jarnes's-road. On the 54th Sep. (ember last the committee recommended that a similar application of the district postmaster should not be conceded on account of the narrowness of the footway, and were of opinion that a writable position for the box would be by the side of the paved foot Ipath crossing the Common. They therefore that the Council be informed accordingly The recopsmendaticei was adopted.
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PROPOSED RESTORATION TO WANDSWORTH COMMON
A letter has been received by the General Purposes Committee from the Wandsworth Common Protection Association. in favour of the acquisition of the Railway Enclosure (adjoining Wandsworth Common railway station) with the view of its restoration to the Common.
The pries asked for the 5 acres wan 7,500, and it was suggested that the Board of Works should contribute l,000.
On the recommendation of the committee it was resolved that the he informed that the piece of land in question not being within the district of the Board, and having regard to its position and the extent of open spaces in the locality, the Board declined to make any contribution towards the cost of acquring it.
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18921217Wandsworth Common. The District have refused to contribute towards the purchase of five acres, near the Surrey Tavern, Wandsworth Common, which the London County Council propose to acquire. Battersea Vestry declined to contribute 1000 towards the purchase of the piece of land adjoining the railway station, Wandsworth Common, for the use the public.
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