The Sun.
London, England, 1870-01-11 00:00:00

THE METROPOLITAN STREET TRAMWAYS.

The following is a complete outline of the seve-
ral Tramway Bills affecting the metropolis to come
before Parliament during the forthcoming ses-
sion :

The first is a bill for making several tramways,
the first commencing in the Archway-road, Isling-
ton, and terminating in the Holloway-road ; a
tramway from the Liverpool and Holloway roads,
terminating at the north-west junction of High-
place with the Holloway-road ; a tramway com-
mencing in the Holloway-road, passing along the
western side of Islington-green, and terminating in
High-street, Islington ; also a line commencing in
the Holloway-road, and passing along Upper-street,
Islington, and terminating where Barnsbury-street
joins Upper-street, and then, by branches, to com-
municate with the City-road, Finsbury-square,
and Finsbnry-place. The tramways sought for by
this bill are to terminate close by the General Post
Office in St Martin's-le-Grand. By a clause in
this bill each tramway " to be made shall be con-
structed with two rails, to be laid at a distance
(reckoning from the inside edge of each rail), of 4
feet ;'8 inches and half an inch from each other,
and to be laid and maintained in such manner that
the uppermost surface of the rail shall be on a level
with the surface of the street."
The second bill is " to authorise the construction
of Street Tramways in the eastern parts of the me-
tropolis," commencing in the Commercial-road East,
and terminating at the south-west corner of Great
Tower-hill.

The third bill is "to authorise the Metropolitan
Street Tramways Company to extend their tram-
ways." This bill affects the southern side of the
metropolis. By the Act of last year power was
granted to make tramways from Brixton and Clap-
ham to the Westminster-road. The principal ob-
ject of this bill is to authorise the company to pass
in a westerly direction along the IVestminst,x-
-bridge-road, over Westminster bri lge into Bridge-
street, Westminster, terminating immed;ately east-
ward to the safety crossing in the centre of Bridge-
street, opposite to the entrance to the station of
toe Metropolitan District Railway Company. It
also seeks for power to make branch tramways in
the Harleyford-road, Kennington, and the Cam-
berwell New-road.

Bills 4 and 5 relate to the Pimlico, Peckham,
and Greenwich Street Tramways, which were
passed last year. These are bills for various powers
and extensions. The first is a proposed line of
route from the Elephant and Castle and Vauxhall
to the Victoria Station, running along the St.
George's-road, Lambeth-road,Church-street, across
the Thames Embankment (south side), and Lam-
beth bridge, and thence into the Horseferry-road,
Greycoat-lane. Old Rochester-row, and Artillery-
row ; and thence into and in a westerly direction
along Victoria-street, and terminating at a point
opposite the end of Carlisle-street. Further exten-
sions are sought to accommodate the traffic through
the whole line of route from the Elephant and Castle
to Camberwell-green, and also from the Ele-
phant and Castle to the New and Old Kent-roads
and New Cross, terminating at the Queen's-road
Junction. Extensions are also proposed from the
street called " Deptford-bridge" to Greenwich and
Woolwich, passing along the Blackheath-road.

The sixth Bill is to authorise the construction of
street tramways, to be called "The North London
Tramways." These are to commence near the Lord
Palmerston-tavern in the Edgware-road, passing
along the centres of Oxford-street and theUxbridge-
road. There will also be lines of route by junctions
to Kensington, and from the New Finchley-road to
the Marylebono-road. From Albany-street to
Portland-street, from the Euston-road to the Chalk-
farm-road, and along the Tottenham-court-road,
and also a tramway passing along the Euston-road,
Pentonville-road, King's-cross-road, and larring-
-1 don-road, terminating near Charles-street.

The seventh and last Bill is the "North Metro-
politan Tramsways Bill," which is a bill for the
purpose of amending the act of last session respect-
ing the distribution of capital into shares, borrowing
powers, &c., and abandonment. These lines (by
junctions) are to commence respectively at the
Highgate Archway-road, terminating at the end
of the Liverpool-road ; a line commencing in the
Holloway-road, passing along Upper-street, Isling-
ton, and terminating in High-street, Islington, near
the end of White Lion-street. Tramways are also
to be laid along the City-road, terminating in
Moorgate-street. By a junction this bill is also to
accommodate all the neighbourhood of the Hamp-
stead-road and the Tottenham-court-road ; and by
Tramway (No. 9) of this Bill the whole of the line
of route from Whitechapel to Stratford Church,
along the Wood-green-road to Low Leyton, in
Essex, and all the adjacent districts are to be ac-
commodated.