The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-17 00:00:00

res WICSTIAN MAUI DRAIIIIOII OP 11111
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The following report was brought up from the Male
Drainage Committee, on the Western Main Drainage of the
Metropolis :
" Your honourable board on Friday last instructed your
committee to consider as to the desirability of reminding
the order of the board of the 29th of June, 1858, dealing
with the western division drainage, and as to the discharge
of the sewage into the low level sewer, and also ma to the
capability of the northern outfall work, now being effected
for the purpose of coming off such additional sewage. Your
committee have directed their careful attention to
the subjects comprised in such reference. It will
probably be in the recollection of honourable mem.
bars that in the year 1858 the report of Mears.
Bidder and Hawkaley and your engineer, on the main drain-
age of the metropolis, war imder their consideration, and
that report, so tar aa related to the scheme for dealing with
the drainage of the western district, submitted two altera-
tions, viz.—first, to carry the sewage of the district into the
general intercepting system; and secondly, to deodorise
such sewage at its junction with the Thames ; and your
hon. board, after devoting much consideration to them two
questims, and having regard to the difficulties which pro-
moted themselves in dealing with the drainage of the dis-
trict, by reason of its low level, and the conse-
quent increased cost for pumping, ultimately de-
eded to deal with it exceptionally, and to adopt
the plan of deodoriaation, as suggested, which had
already received the sanction of Mr. Frank Forster,
Mr. R. Stephenson, Sir William Cubitt, Mr. Bazalgette,
Mr. Haywood, and other engineers. Yoar committee have
conferred with your engineer as to the capability of the main
outfall sewer, to dischargethe sewage coming from the
western district, and they find that the capacity of those
sewers is sufficient at all events for a very considerable
period to receive the sewage from that area. That being
the case. the question of conveying the sewage of the
western district into the low level system, and ultimately
to the outfall at Barking, resolves Itself into one
of expense, and your committee find that the
cost of iocreasing the size of the proposed low
level sewer, and producing the requisite additional
pumping power, will amount in round numbers to about
180.C301., and although this sum is a large one, your com-
mittee, after a most anxious consideration of the subject,
are unanimously of opinion that it should be incurred, and
that the western area should not be treated differently from
that of the other portions of the metropolis, but that the
whole of the sewage, notwithstanding the additional cost,
should be conveyed to the point of °Wall at Barking
Creek ; and they accordingly recommend " that the moo.
commend
of the board of the of June, 1858, directing the
formation of deodorising works at Fulham, be rescinded ;
that the sewage from the western area be carried into the
low level sewer, to be conveyed to Barking Creek, and that
the engineer he instructed to prepare the necessary plum
and estimates for the works."

Mr. Trrg, M.P., pre an elaborate history of the reasons
which had induced the board to come to the resolution which
it was now proposed to rescind. At the time it was passed
the main drainage scheme was not decided upon, and the
sum of 200,000/. was thought to be • large awn of money,
but in comparison with the amount of works now in pro-
gress it was a trifle. Although the members of th• board
were in 1838 no doubt justified in the course they adopted,
circumstances had changed since then, and they wore now
right in rescinding the resollition they had then come to.
A discuasion ensued, in which lb. Newton. Mr. Corp.
mad, Mr. D'iffanger, Mr. &made, Mr. Crellio, Mr. Barnett,
Mr. Wilkinson. Mr. Robinson, Mr. Dixon, Mr. EL L.
Tia.,or and others, took part.
Tbe'CRAIRMAN put the motion for the adoption of the
report, which was carried by a majority of 33 to 1.
The following gentlemen attended as a deputation from
the Metropolitan Association of Medical Officers of Health,
on the western drainage of the metropolis : Dr. Thomson,
Dr. Aldis, Dr. ChAllios, Mr. Burps, Dr. Gibbon, Mr.
Liddle Mr. Randle, Dr. Barclay, Dr. Wins, Dr. Whit-
more, Dr. Diff, Dr. Eiillier,endDr. Bird.
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Dr: BIRD briefly addressed . the board, thanking them for
the resolution which had been come to in reference to the
western district.

Some routine business having been disposed of, the board
adjournixL