<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
	$('td').each(function() {
		$(this).width(); //when this line is commented - everything seems to be okay on google chrome
		$(this).css('width','100px');
	});
});
</script>
<style>
th,td {width: 100px; background: yellow;}
.hidden {display: none;}
</style>
<table>
<thead><tr><th>1</th><th class="hidden">2</th><th>3</th></thead>
<tbody><tr><td>4</td><td class="hidden">5</td><td>6</td></tbody>
<tfoot><tr><td>7</td><td class="hidden">8</td><td>9</td></tfoot>
</table>