"Birmingham Mail — Wednesday 31 January 1900
Two "professional" ratcatchers to the London County Council were appointed yesterday — one for Battersea Park at a fee of £5.15s per annum, and the other for Clapham and Wandsworth Common at £5.5s.
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HOUSE OF COMMONS. Monday. Mr. J. W. Lowtiier (Deputy Speaker), in the absence of the Speaker, took the Chair shortly after three o'clock. On the order for the second reading of the London County Council (General Powers) Bill, BATTERSEA IMPROVEMENTS. SirF. DIXON-HARTLAND moved as an amendment: " Tbat this House is of opinion that it is undesirable to sanction a Bill to enable a London Vestry to build on allotment gardens, which serve the purposes of an open space in a densely — populated district." He was very much surprised that tho London County Council, who were supposed to be the champions of open spaoes in LondoD, should have taken steps tc dtrey bent eleven acres of open p__c la aac af ths moat densely-populated parts of the Metropolis. He could not find out what the County Council bad to do with the land tbat waa threatened by one of tbe clauses of the Bill, and which waa granted by Lord Spencer to the Battersea | Vc-.try for allotment purposes. Some years a_o that Ivestry eooght [to acquire similar powers, but their Bill waa i not sr an ted a second reading. He had no desire to object ' to the County Council general purposes scheme, and if they , would withdraw that part of the Bill which sought to inter- \ fere with one of the lungs of London he would withdraw his opposition. Out of 108 allottees 92 had petitioned against the proposal to erect artisans' dwellings on their land, and the House of Commons would take on itself a great responsibility if it did not prevent the proposed en- croachment.
Sir J. BRUNNER seconded the motion, observing that while the London County Council had hitherto distin- guished itself by championing the acquirement of open spaces, their present proposal was qnite unworthy if not of the Council certainly of London.
Mr. BURNS, while agreeing with what had been said as to the importance of preserving open spaces in London, contended that the primary object of the clause under dis- cussion was to promote the causa of open spaces. The 11 acres of land referred to were miscalled allotments. More than half of it was used by the local authority as a slop shoot, while the remainder was devoted to the production of a few consumptive cabbages and to the purposes of a rendezvous for dead cats and do^s. (Laughter.) What they wanted to do was to convert four acres of the land into an effective recreation ground, to erect cottage dwelling* for artisans on five acres, and to use the remainder for roads.
Batter sea-park was within 300 yards of the land, Clapham-common and Wandsworth-common were not far distant, and within the parish were also three smaller recreation grounds and five or six gymnasiums, so that it could not be contended that Battersea was in need of open spaces. It was neither insanitary nor overcrowded. It did not require open spaces so much as more dwelling accommodation for artisan-, and it would be absurd to go into the agricultural districts when there were eleven acres available for building within the parish.
Mr. THORNTON opposed the amendment on similar grounds, contending that additional dwellings were an absolute necessity in view of tho improvements that were being effected in the neighbourhood of Nine-elms. Jir. E. HUGHES said the plot under discussion was practically of no use os an open space. If the amendment were carried it would mean the destruction of the Bill altogether. The amendment waa defeated withont a division, and the Bill was read a second time.
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"GEORGE NEAL — MANSLAUGHTER OF LOTTIE CRUMP
[BNA: Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www/oldbaileyonline. org, version 8. 0, 26 March 2022), March 1900, trial of GEORGE NEAL (t19000312-239). GEORGE NEAL, Killing > manslaughter, 12th March 1900. 239. GEORGE NEAL was indicted for and charged on the Coroner's Inquisition with the manslaughter of Lottie Crump. MESSRS. CHARLES MATHEWS and GUY STEPHENSON Prosecuted, and MR. THOMPSON Defended. JOHN EDWARD LUCAS. I am a horse-keeper, and between 6 and 6. 10 p. m. on February 20th I was in York Road, Wandsworth — I saw a hansom cab being driven by the prisoner — there was a stationary tram, and in front of the tram I saw a little girl and a little boy crossing the road in front of the horses — I saw the little girl knocked down by the cab, which came along on the near side of the tram — that would not be the proper side, in my opinion — there was no traffic on the other side — he ought to have gone on the off side — he was going between seven and eight miles an hour, and the same way as the tram — I saw the off-side wheel of the cab knock the child down and pass over its chest; the boy was a little in front of the girl, and he escaped — Iheld my hand up and shouted to the prisoner to stop — he turned round and looked, and then went about three times as fast as he was going before — Igave chase to him, and then took his number — he was in a stooping position, leaning over the cab — Igave his number to a policeman, whom I took back to the spot where the child was run over — the policeman sent me for a cab; I went, and then saw the prisoner's cab, and caught hold of his horse, and gave him in charge of another policeman. Cross-examined. My judgment was that the prisoner went three times as fast as he was going at first, when I shouted at him; that would be 24 miles an hour — it was dark then — I do not know that the prisoner suffers from an internal disease which prevents him from sitting — he had a fare in the cab at the time — he came back to the same road afterwards — it is very unusual for cabmen to go on the near side of a tram-car when it is stationary — if there is traffic coming on the off side the vehicle must wait — I was standing just opposite to where the accident happened, on the near side — I do not think the driver of the cab could have seen the children till he had passed the car. Re-examined. The whole road was clear, with the exception of the car and the children. ALEXANDER CLYDE (63V) Produced and proved the plans of York Road. ROBERT LLOYD. I am a tram-driver, No. 22455 — on February 20th I was driving my tram towards Wandsworth; Istopped to set down some passengers just before Ireached Bridge End Road — I saw several little children standing on the off side of the road, waiting to cross, and seeing me stop, they ran across the road — at the same time a hansom cab came on the near side — the little boy let go of his sister's hand, and he cleared the cab, but the little girl ran into the off side wheel, which went over her, and the driver went on as if nothing had happened — he was going about eight miles an hour, leaning forward on his cab — he had not got his horse under proper control — his reins were slack — I did not see him stopped. Cross-examined. Ibelieve the driver could see the children, but I do not think the children could see the cab — I know that cabmen pass on the near side of the car when it stops — there was plenty of room to pass on either side of my car — there was no traffic at that time. By the COURT. The child was run over about eight yards from my car — there were other children crossing at the time, but I cannot say the number — I saw the cabman just before the accident happened — I saw him leaning forward at the time of the accident — I did not see him much before that, because he came from behind the car — he was in a leaning position when he passed my horses. WILLIAM HASKIN. I am a painter, living at 66, Wharton Place, Wandsworth — on February 20th, about 6 p. m., I was at the end of Bridge End Road, and saw two children crossing the road, holding each other's hands — when they got to the centre of the road the little boy let go the little girl's hand, and he got across to the other side leaving the girl alone — a hansom was coming, and I shouted to the cabman to pull up, but he did not seem to take any notice — he was about eight or nine yards from the girl, and was driving quickly — he was leaning over the top of the cab — the little girl ran into the cab, and was knocked down by the off side wheel — I do not think she touched the horse — Icalled again to the driver, but he only went on faster — Ipicked the girl up and took her to a doctor's opposite. Cross-examined. As the girl was going across she could not stop herself, and she ran into the hind quarters of the horse, and the wheel knocked her down — the boy was older than the girl, and could run faster — they ran across to avoid the other traffic — I suppose there was other traffic, but I did not see any. Re-examined. The child could not help herself; the cab was going too quickly — I do not think the cabman saw the children, but I think he could if he had been sitting on his box properly. JOHN CRUMP. I am about 11 years old, and live with my father at 39, Brier Street, Fulham — a little after 6 on February 20th Iand my sister Lottie went out to buy something — we went into York Road — we began to cross the road — I saw a tram-car standing there, and we passed in front of it — when we started we were hand in hand, but when we got to the tram-car we let go and ran — I did not see a cab — when I got to the other side Iturned round to look for my sister — she was lying in the road — I did not see a cab then — she was taken to a doctor's — it took me a very short time to get from the point where Ileft my sister to the pavement. Cross-examined. It was not very light — Ilooked round while I was running with my sister — she was five years and five months old. WALTER WELTON (110V). On February 20th, about 6. 20, I was on duty just beyond the railway station — I saw a tram-car and also a cab being driven very fast — I shouted to him to stop, but he only drove away faster — Iran after the cab — a short time after I saw Lucas, who made a statement to me — I took the number of the cab — I was soon afterwards called to a cab bearing the number which I had taken — that was about 130 yards from where the accident took place, and about 8 or 10 minutes after Ifirst saw it — nobody was in it; the driver was on the box — Lucas was there — I told the driver to get down — I noticed he was staggery — when I asked him where he got his fare from he made no reply — he did not seem to recollect anything — I asked him where he was going wich the fare; he said to High Street, Wandsworth — he smelt strongly of drink — Police-constable Turpin came up and took him to the station — the cab-horse was very hot, and sweating immensely — I asked the prisoner if he knew anything about the accident which had occurred down the road; he said, " I did not know anything about it until a few minutes ago. " Cross-examined. It was after the accident that I shouted at him, and when I saw him the second time he was coming back. RICHARD TURPIN (420V). On the evening of February 20th Icame up to the spot where Welton was talking to the prisoner — I took the prisoner into custody — he was drunk — he staggered, and smelt of drink, and his speech was thick — I took him to the station — he said he did not know if he had knocked anybody down — he denied being drunk, and a doctor was sent for. Cross-examined. The station is nearly a mile from the spot — it was about an hour after Ifirst saw him that the doctor came — his horse was rather a spirited animal. CHARLES COLDON (Police Inspector). On February 20th Turpin brought the prisoner into the station at Wandsworth, about 6. 30 — he was charged with being drunk, and recklessly driving a hansom cab — something was said about a child being run over — the prisoner was drunk — he made no reply — when Iread the charge over to him he said he did not remember running over anybody — there were other cabs in the road at the time — he asked if he could see a doctor, and Isent for one — he could not stand upright in the dock, and had to have the assistance of the rails of the dock — about an hour and a half afterwards I heard that the child was dead, and I charged the prisoner with manslaughter — I saw the horse; it was very restive in the station yard, and it took two men to hold it — I should say it had been driven rapidly, from its state. Cross-examined. I should not say he was in a beastly state of intoxication. SPENCER ROE. I am a registered medical practitioner and acting divisional surgeon of police — I was called to the station about 7 p. m. on February 20th, where I saw the prisoner — my opinion was that he was then the worse for drink — his state was not one in which he ought to have had charge of a vehicle in the streets. Cross-examined. He was unsteady at 7 o'clock. CECIL LESTER. I am medical superintendent at Bolingbroke Hospital, Wandsworth Common — the deceased was brought in about 6. 40 p. m. on February 20th — I heard that she had been run over — she only lived for 15 minutes — Imade a postmortem examination — there were no external marks, but I found that the liver had been lacerated, and also one of the kidneys — the cause of death was shock and hamorrhage, due to ruptured liver and kidney — being knocked down by a rapidly driven vehicle and run over by the wheel would account for the injuries. JACK CRUMP. I am a smith's hammerman, and am the deceased's father — on February 20th she and her brother went out to buy something — Iafterwards went to the hospital and saw her dead body — she was aged 5 years 5 months; the boy is 11 years old. The Prisoner, in his defence, on oath, said that he did not see the child, and did not know he ran over her; that he was not drunk, that he did not hear anybody call out to him to stop, and that the reason he was leaning over the top of his cab was, that he had an internal complaint which prevented his sometimes sitting down. DR. ROE (Re-examined). I asked the prisoner if he was suffering from anything, and he said from piles — I did not examine him — I have no doubt that he was the worse for drink. The prisoner received a good character. GUILTY of culpable negligence. Strongly recommended to mercy by the JURY. - One Month in the Second Division. '"1900312 [UNKNOWN PUBLICATION — header not detected. Please review.] "[https]://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t18980207-193&div=t18980207-193&terms=wandsworth_common#highlight GEORGE NEAL [BNA: Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www/oldbaileyonline. org, version 8. 0, 26 March 2022), March 1900, trial of GEORGE NEAL (t19000312-239). GEORGE NEAL, Killing > manslaughter, 12th March 1900. 239. GEORGE NEAL was indicted for and charged on the Coroner's Inquisition with the manslaughter of Lottie Crump. MESSRS. CHARLES MATHEWS and GUY STEPHENSON Prosecuted, and MR. THOMPSON Defended. JOHN EDWARD LUCAS. I am a horse-keeper, and between 6 and 6. 10 p. m. on February 20th I was in York Road, Wandsworth — I saw a hansom cab being driven by the prisoner — there was a stationary tram, and in front of the tram I saw a little girl and a little boy crossing the road in front of the horses — I saw the little girl knocked down by the cab, which came along on the near side of the tram — that would not be the proper side, in my opinion — there was no traffic on the other side — he ought to have gone on the off side — he was going between seven and eight miles an hour, and the same way as the tram — I saw the off-side wheel of the cab knock the child down and pass over its chest; the boy was a little in front of the girl, and he escaped — Iheld my hand up and shouted to the prisoner to stop — he turned round and looked, and then went about three times as fast as he was going before — Igave chase to him, and then took his number — he was in a stooping position, leaning over the cab — Igave his number to a policeman, whom I took back to the spot where the child was run over — the policeman sent me for a cab; I went, and then saw the prisoner's cab, and caught hold of his horse, and gave him in charge of another policeman. Cross-examined. My judgment was that the prisoner went three times as fast as he was going at first, when I shouted at him; that would be 24 miles an hour — it was dark then — I do not know that the prisoner suffers from an internal disease which prevents him from sitting — he had a fare in the cab at the time — he came back to the same road afterwards — it is very unusual for cabmen to go on the near side of a tram-car when it is stationary — if there is traffic coming on the off side the vehicle must wait — I was standing just opposite to where the accident happened, on the near side — I do not think the driver of the cab could have seen the children till he had passed the car. Re-examined. The whole road was clear, with the exception of the car and the children. ALEXANDER CLYDE (63V) Produced and proved the plans of York Road. ROBERT LLOYD. I am a tram-driver, No. 22455 — on February 20th I was driving my tram towards Wandsworth; Istopped to set down some passengers just before Ireached Bridge End Road — I saw several little children standing on the off side of the road, waiting to cross, and seeing me stop, they ran across the road — at the same time a hansom cab came on the near side — the little boy let go of his sister's hand, and he cleared the cab, but the little girl ran into the off side wheel, which went over her, and the driver went on as if nothing had happened — he was going about eight miles an hour, leaning forward on his cab — he had not got his horse under proper control — his reins were slack — I did not see him stopped. Cross-examined. Ibelieve the driver could see the children, but I do not think the children could see the cab — I know that cabmen pass on the near side of the car when it stops — there was plenty of room to pass on either side of my car — there was no traffic at that time. By the COURT. The child was run over about eight yards from my car — there were other children crossing at the time, but I cannot say the number — I saw the cabman just before the accident happened — I saw him leaning forward at the time of the accident — I did not see him much before that, because he came from behind the car — he was in a leaning position when he passed my horses. WILLIAM HASKIN. I am a painter, living at 66, Wharton Place, Wandsworth — on February 20th, about 6 p. m., I was at the end of Bridge End Road, and saw two children crossing the road, holding each other's hands — when they got to the centre of the road the little boy let go the little girl's hand, and he got across to the other side leaving the girl alone — a hansom was coming, and I shouted to the cabman to pull up, but he did not seem to take any notice — he was about eight or nine yards from the girl, and was driving quickly — he was leaning over the top of the cab — the little girl ran into the cab, and was knocked down by the off side wheel — I do not think she touched the horse — Icalled again to the driver, but he only went on faster — Ipicked the girl up and took her to a doctor's opposite. Cross-examined. As the girl was going across she could not stop herself, and she ran into the hind quarters of the horse, and the wheel knocked her down — the boy was older than the girl, and could run faster — they ran across to avoid the other traffic — I suppose there was other traffic, but I did not see any. Re-examined. The child could not help herself; the cab was going too quickly — I do not think the cabman saw the children, but I think he could if he had been sitting on his box properly. JOHN CRUMP. I am about 11 years old, and live with my father at 39, Brier Street, Fulham — a little after 6 on February 20th Iand my sister Lottie went out to buy something — we went into York Road — we began to cross the road — I saw a tram-car standing there, and we passed in front of it — when we started we were hand in hand, but when we got to the tram-car we let go and ran — I did not see a cab — when I got to the other side Iturned round to look for my sister — she was lying in the road — I did not see a cab then — she was taken to a doctor's — it took me a very short time to get from the point where Ileft my sister to the pavement. Cross-examined. It was not very light — Ilooked round while I was running with my sister — she was five years and five months old. WALTER WELTON (110V). On February 20th, about 6. 20, I was on duty just beyond the railway station — I saw a tram-car and also a cab being driven very fast — I shouted to him to stop, but he only drove away faster — Iran after the cab — a short time after I saw Lucas, who made a statement to me — I took the number of the cab — I was soon afterwards called to a cab bearing the number which I had taken — that was about 130 yards from where the accident took place, and about 8 or 10 minutes after Ifirst saw it — nobody was in it; the driver was on the box — Lucas was there — I told the driver to get down — I noticed he was staggery — when I asked him where he got his fare from he made no reply — he did not seem to recollect anything — I asked him where he was going wich the fare; he said to High Street, Wandsworth — he smelt strongly of drink — Police-constable Turpin came up and took him to the station — the cab-horse was very hot, and sweating immensely — I asked the prisoner if he knew anything about the accident which had occurred down the road; he said, " I did not know anything about it until a few minutes ago. " Cross-examined. It was after the accident that I shouted at him, and when I saw him the second time he was coming back. RICHARD TURPIN (420V). On the evening of February 20th Icame up to the spot where Welton was talking to the prisoner — I took the prisoner into custody — he was drunk — he staggered, and smelt of drink, and his speech was thick — I took him to the station — he said he did not know if he had knocked anybody down — he denied being drunk, and a doctor was sent for. Cross-examined. The station is nearly a mile from the spot — it was about an hour after Ifirst saw him that the doctor came — his horse was rather a spirited animal. CHARLES COLDON (Police Inspector). On February 20th Turpin brought the prisoner into the station at Wandsworth, about 6. 30 — he was charged with being drunk, and recklessly driving a hansom cab — something was said about a child being run over — the prisoner was drunk — he made no reply — when Iread the charge over to him he said he did not remember running over anybody — there were other cabs in the road at the time — he asked if he could see a doctor, and Isent for one — he could not stand upright in the dock, and had to have the assistance of the rails of the dock — about an hour and a half afterwards I heard that the child was dead, and I charged the prisoner with manslaughter — I saw the horse; it was very restive in the station yard, and it took two men to hold it — I should say it had been driven rapidly, from its state. Cross-examined. I should not say he was in a beastly state of intoxication. SPENCER ROE. I am a registered medical practitioner and acting divisional surgeon of police — I was called to the station about 7 p. m. on February 20th, where I saw the prisoner — my opinion was that he was then the worse for drink — his state was not one in which he ought to have had charge of a vehicle in the streets. Cross-examined. He was unsteady at 7 o'clock. CECIL LESTER. I am medical superintendent at Bolingbroke Hospital, Wandsworth Common — the deceased was brought in about 6. 40 p. m. on February 20th — I heard that she had been run over — she only lived for 15 minutes — Imade a postmortem examination — there were no external marks, but I found that the liver had been lacerated, and also one of the kidneys — the cause of death was shock and hamorrhage, due to ruptured liver and kidney — being knocked down by a rapidly driven vehicle and run over by the wheel would account for the injuries. JACK CRUMP. I am a smith's hammerman, and am the deceased's father — on February 20th she and her brother went out to buy something — Iafterwards went to the hospital and saw her dead body — she was aged 5 years 5 months; the boy is 11 years old. The Prisoner, in his defence, on oath, said that he did not see the child, and did not know he ran over her; that he was not drunk, that he did not hear anybody call out to him to stop, and that the reason he was leaning over the top of his cab was, that he had an internal complaint which prevented his sometimes sitting down. DR. ROE (Re-examined). I asked the prisoner if he was suffering from anything, and he said from piles — I did not examine him — I have no doubt that he was the worse for drink. The prisoner received a good character. GUILTY of culpable negligence. Strongly recommended to mercy by the JURY. - One Month in the Second Division. '"1900312 PRO-BOERS AND THE WAR. ALLEGED LOCAL RIOTS. Several of the morning papsn have contained highly Fes strained accounts of desperate figh t. and sanguinary riots which were se to have taken ' simultaneously on Clapham and Wandsworth Commons and in Battersea Park on Benday afternoon. The Boer flog was alleged to have been hoisted, mid at once torn to raga. noes who attempted to defend it were driven in otter rout. We were in Battersea Park, but heard of no struggle between pro-Boers and patriot., and this Led of our representatives to make a few closer inquiries. On Sunday evening the Socialists, including gentleman — from Johannesberg, denounced the capitalists and the Government to their heart's content. A fairly large gathering listened in moody silence. There was no breath of disturb/MM . . . .
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South London Press — Saturday 9 June 1900
SCENES ON CLAPHAM COMMON. There were lively episodes in Battersea Park and on Ciaphum Common on Sunday. Battersea has not a few sympathizers with the Boers (Mr. Rogers, Battersea guardian, has openly expressed his desire for Kruger's success), and a few have held meetings to denounce "Joe Chamberlain and all his works. " Clapham Common has been safer place for such meetings than Battersea Park, for those who frequent Clapham Common keep their tall bats out of scrimmage. On Sunday, however, those who had so joyously celebrated the relief of Mafeking and the entry into Johannesburg were not in humour to tolerate the oratory of a small knot of pro-Boers, and when of these gentlemen bad the audacity to wave a Transvaal flag there was a lively 10 minutes. The flag was speedily demolished. One of the pro-Boers was severely handled, for he had large cut over the right eye and a contusion on the head. After the pro-Boers bad defended themselves best they could for a few moments, they all took to their heels and fled to the south side of the common, pursued by the howling crowd. When they reached the road they were in a measure protected by the police, but many of them, still running, took to the side and back streets and disappeared, At Battersea Park large crowd gathered. At nearly o'clock four gentlemen, one carrying backless ebuir, came the scene near the west gate, and one of them ascended the improvised platform and commenced to denounce the British Government and the war generally. Instantly the chair was turned over and and the pro-Boers boat a hasty retreat. In this case they retired to a house near by, evidently arrangement, and the mob was with difficulty restrained from an attack upon the place.
A meeting on Wandsworth Common ended in similar way, and one of the pro-Boers escaped from his pursuers by way of the railway line that crosses the common.
Surgeon-Colonel H. Wright, the well-known Kennington Park-road practitioner, has just left for the front. Ho has been gazetted major in the army. This makes four officers that the 4th V. B. "The Queen's" (Royal West Surrey) Regiment has at the front, the others beitig Surgeon-Captain Berkeley (Royal Army Medical Corps), Captain Buxton Carr, and Lieutenant Mullen. Mr. J. Mortleman, 7, Woods-road, Peckham, writes: "Characteristic Cricket Match" was played in aid of "The Daily Telegraph " Fund, on Peckham Rye, on Monday. As the London County Council do not permit collections to be made on the parks and open spaces under their control, it was, of course, impossible to collect, but sum was gathered on the outskirts of the Rye. The Peckham and Dulwich boys turned out few minutes after 11 o'clock, under the leadership of Mr. H. F. Brian, and they were greeted with roars of laughter and showers of coppers by the spectators. They were dressed varied costumes, red, white, and blue being the predominant colours. The Peckham Boys united fint, nd wore all out for 61, and th Dulwich Boj got 47 for eight. Mr. M. ST. Brian directed the proceedings- The amount collected was j6l 11s. Bd.
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BELLE CYCLE CLCB. The Belle Vue Cycle Club held their firet jjarden Mtrtjr et their cnuntry querters. vu., TUo Crown ' Inn. Mrden. on Saturday. There lone programme dancing and nngmg aei down. | and everybody appeared to enjoy thoroughlr. After tea the mombere the c.ub hatl their phatographa taken group. Mr. Bert Perk- was M.C., and was ably ai-tcd Messrs. H. and M. Harrold who acted rtenwrd-. Bteer bend wae in attendance, and Mia# L. iltahire ably performed the duty of pianist. The Committee desire to thank everybody for making the afternoon and evening such great success. This yonng club is evidently making grand start, which bid- promise for brilliant future. The Secretary. Mr. C. W. would pleased hear from unending members, his address being 21, Crondaoe Road,
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TRAMS FOR BOLINGBROKE GROVE. It was reported that the London County Council were considering the desirability of acquiring a strip of Battersea Cemetery if it became necessary to widen Bolingbroke-grove for tram traffic.
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The London County Council is prepared to Receive TENDERS for WROUGHT IRON HURDLES, to be delivered, at the various Parks and Open Spao-s. Persons . . .
Published: Monday 24 September 1900
Newspaper: London Evening Standard
TO IRON FENCE MANUFACTURERS and Others. — The London County Council is prepared to Receive TENDERS for WROUGHT IRON HURDLES, to be delivered, at the various Parks and Open Spaces. Persons desiring to submit Tenders may inspect the drawings and obtain the specifications, form of Tender, and other particulars at the Parks Department, 11. Regent-street, S.W. Tenders must be upon the official forms, and the primed instructions contained therein must be strictly complied with. The Contractors will be bound by the Contract to pay to all workmen (except a reasonable number of legally bound apprentices) employed by them wages at rates not less and to observe hours of labour not greater than the rates and hours set out in the Council's list, and such rates of wages and hours of labour will be inserted in and form part of the Contract by v.ay of schedule. I
Tenders are to be delivered at the County Hall, in a sealed cover addressed to tlie Clerk of the Loudon County Council. and marked "Tender for Iron Hurdles. ' No Tender will be received after Ten a.m. on Friday, the sth day of October, ISCO. Any Tender which docs not comply with the prim, d instruc- tions for Tender may be rejected. The Council?? not bind itseh to accept the lowest or any Tender, end b v. ill not accept the Tender of any person or linn who shall on any previous occasion have withdrawn a Tender after the same has been opened unless the reasons for the withdrawal were satisfactory to the Council. ' C. J. STEWART. Clerk of the Council. Spring-gardens. S.W., 13th September. 1900.
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Mr. Garrett was informed by Inspector Jones that special constables have been placed on Wandsworth Common in order to protect respectable people. As a result of extra police vigilance Thomas Charles Bixby, whose address re ., i t appeared h ai l fi rs t b een g i ven as N o . es . sergeant was undignified. He was Punter bed in , Teasley Hill, and then 13, Eboer-street. and . mind. Knowing he was not conducting pirit of the regulations he himself
and Matilda Elder, no home, were arrested. The in accordance with the s woman, it was sail, was in the habit of prowling . kept his eyes fixed on the t orta ti g, watchful and a b out t h e common , an d go i ng i n to she workhouse ' atintervals for a clean up. The conduct of both prisoners was disgraceful. They were each fined 20s or 14 days. Bixby on Saturday on Saturday " begged and and prayed PC 39 VR to let him go.
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"Bromyard News — Thursday 13 December 1900
The proposal of the London County Council to run a tramway by the side of Wandsworth Common horn Battersea Rise to Balham is evoking a storm of opposition from the residents in and around Bolingbroke Grove, a pleasant, shady road which skirts what is left of the MlllOll. The greatest objection is to the consequent removal of the trees, which have for so many years adorned this suburban thoroughfare, and would certainly obstruct the proposed cars. A strong committee has already been formed, and an influentially-signed memorial is in course of preparation.
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