The Sessional Papers Printed by Order of the House of Lords, or Presented by Royal Command, Ni the Session 1864 Vol. XXVI baixar o livro de graça

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 Excerpt: ...opinion of yours founded on the experience of the Metropolitan? It cannot be said to be founded on experience, inasmuch as there are no circular railways at the present time in existence. 140. Is not it within your knowledge that the road and.street traffic on the line of the Metropolitan is undiminished? I do not think it is materially diminished; but I think that is partly due to the great reduction in the fares of the omnibuses. 141. Practically that effect has not ensued? I believe not. The Witnesses are directed to withdraw. Ordered, That the Committee be adjourned till To-morrow, Twelve o'clock. Die Mercurii, 17 Februarii 1864. PRESENT: Lord President. Earl of Romney. Viscount Eversley. Lord Redesdale. Lord Stanley of Alderley. Mr. Milner Gibson. Lord Stanley. Mr. Massey. Colonel Wilson Patten. Mr. Herbert. THE LORD PRESIDENT, in the Chair. Evidence on GEORGE PARKER BIDDER, Esquire, Examined. (MetTo 142. Chairman. YOU represent the Great Eastern Company? G-Parlcer Bidder, Yes, 143. Can you state to the Committee the nature of the line which is promoted 1"1 Feb-l864by your Company? The line to which your Lordship desires me to speak, I presume, is the Metropolitan Extension to Wormwood-street. Your Lordship will see a line coming up from Tottenham to join the main line at Bethnal Green which of course may be taken separately. Then there is an extension from near our terminus at Bishopsgate to the back of Bishopsgate Church. With regard to the latter, the object of the Company was to meet as far as they practically could, the suggestion of the Committee of the House of Lords last year. I think Lord Redesdale will perhaps recollect tliat when we had the Finsbury Circus Bill before the House, his Lordship suggested that we might have a station on the...