The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-28 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN BOARD OP WORKS.

The usual meeting of the Metropolitan Board of
Works was held yesterday es the office in Springigerdess ;
Mr. J. Tnwarras in the their. _

The board-room waa unusually oroirdad by W public.
THZ ZNOINIZZ OF THY BOARD AJD THE ODESSA 007THACT.

The following report yr hewed up fres the Maim
Drainage Committee is Ye ININDOIIO the cheep ei psealst-
tibn brought meant Mr. Basalgette, the chid ashlar Cl
the board;
" Springipardeua, Nov. MS, I.BIM.

" Your honourable board-haviesi, on tire 30th et Oslieber
lest (No. 5), referred m VII in Ohenoery boletus Or John
Nam phiatilf, sad Br. Diallgette aid mhos, dideedenbe,
together with a letter of Yr. luelgettes in refenines
therste la year essenditee for lavestigatica sad repot%
your committee have very fully iaguMed isle the several
allegations of the bill, mad ewe pcdets colbeissel/ey raged
thirliy, airing your honoluabLe board. Yes¢ medneme
having reed to year eimmittee the &sift el hie pregeeed
mower to the mid bin. end lesion loaded fa • enellemeet
in writing of TV:: Wailes thereto, abide they w-
aged for year and baying afforded the fillest
explenations weveral witless mend by lee shoe
examemis, y esnmeittee ere sow eaebhd to submit a
compiete Metenmert el the fade el the mew Year sew
initnee Geed Men the eintemente ocateibed I. the mid billb
shat latrasse et tatreer MR air fobs fiords at OF
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-.. rhea wexpeassi inner&
war ei 1,0001. from Mr Joel* Wade Is the
promerage te Chaaosey, aid mired, the- rid
diem to repay him the,
MOW advanced, find trip
corkeur poet al the roar of the enserelem
erred re cosereies, Mr Joke Boar soder far r ere-
dada o
toexert* the work, sad resulted Kr. Beealgotte
ma ta and prior person far that parrekthommetiell
Mr. mas r wham he he be
uly q Fora
re ran time offering Mr. Dual
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giro is erre hit Feet is las omioroies, orsiders.
tineel his whir and metros is a matter.
Mr. after szainiebrg the arum aad calderas
of the~proposed camber introduced Mr. Pram to Sir
Jobs Bemis. Mr. Norm deimakely bores the nor
teader, and a dirndls eignerassit WON sediesod a lorses
Such. Bears, Mr. Prates, width. Burgelea whereby
Mr. Furors agreed to pay 5 per teer co the gross amount
of his °retract to Sir Joke Resersed Mr. Budget* and
Sir Job. Ramie agreed to divide 3i per rat thereof rdivuildt
with Mr. lisaidedis, the temelbs to be
brines all rides freertrestal la obtaining the casoures.
Ralamereatly the rammer •enra zeroed to 4 per
oast, and the prated alleges that his shim to
one-fourth of the ports al the casorsios has
hoes ignored, be therefor prays for a doderatios of his
der aced foe an acerat. Of these previous trreseliose
with Sir John Bar Mr. Bralgette stare be hes no per
real kemeirte. Your committee fait that the hots then
dreamed raised three points for oceskiontior L Ma
their segiaier, by farm le this baseness, eastravord his
regime! aerganes• with tie bard to dor" his rloki
thee to their-sevess. 2. Mr hie la roleveses to
the direr@ sgresmer with Ids duty r
riginer to the board? 3. as Om earythrt is the
tranaictios which might drugs his permed or pro-
feseiral loser, or Jed his muted is rebousierM tray
d bosonarsealiero afford peer" ler
or is Wary. Oa the lbse asegrou=r
weir stated then be woo sca rein is -, way pers
onally is the mare, which wee driedy cue el beqpik and
We, require he its conduct but • email pardon of his
Liss time, sad which did not roped the ay more
the would he lavadesest of mossy is any.
of polar Mr Tour committee, while allows(
to expleacliosti are soli prepared to mew is thole
rechisiems t they fell the inane. to be one dweighard
mories, thriving aseriesily 000siderable can ea
its radar sad attssehd with math wiry,
aid shire&
_they acrid your raises" al any
hteriarl "Ma Oi his they Mr
apposes al his faaa#ag enyea=tien say
eastmasbrt wirer the arm' d the =l„l:reviditilies
sealed heed d *dry, via., whether his he the
Odessa edultset, is melded by the
ease areserie milk his porker so eserseels driale:eil,".
nor re
itiajgtes Mast Organ fa gdft " the
nvarr7ylit die trilby Mr. ngem dated
reledera Me roosidlogromir he bed
ledieviVie rah lea had esoi reel
mood Posisodsaamiltir :i yr rat bezel=
prepared tee errs, all bred to the
ahead the oessoders is of 4foMen that it was
desirable that he roar do so and had planed r the chair-
oases rods • letter to Mr. rumen canning his ever
mad and moaners all rho to any psymors as amount
of the Orem retract. Mr. Basalgette sired to rap
mitre that be valued his good name and the aeidrce of
the boar more than any powdery advantage, bat at the
isms time be felt it right to point oat that, pear the
inquiry before your committee, rumours projeriel to his
honour and &meter had been circulated oat Li=
whisk without full eaperatiiia would tad to he
by his relinquishment of his rue is the Odium
coutoct—at least that unfavourable idermies might be
dear. I'm ass atire are therefor sayer to *e full
publicity to the fast of Mr. redgeteis ravaddra ef his
OWR spareneres moths, previous to any rescind's al
year committer, or to any inquiry Whig beam easissated
hy them. Tr third herr of the rooligaden hr ',-
ended very weld mrsideratioa at the bard of your ear
mitre With most maidedery mould, sod your committee
feel it esparlast w sore rather folly their ocrissiess ere
this rad. tang use whisks keener rimmed pairs mare
than Mr. Ba's professional radios cc relater to the
beard, sad dordearer mss 0614001411 i d the hid that Mr.
Prams bed Moly eralsolas emperteatemetssel are year
honourable board is preference to competing costracros,
coupled with Mr. Farr being • party to the
ware be set =May to give ries to usbvw
latk
russet It may be well to remind the beard Med
there won 13 terms for the Thames ambeareest oedemk
varying from 4116,000 L up to 180,0001., the lowed of what
wee by Mr. B. C. Ridley. This berg a work d post wag.
sitasl . of prod public importasinsad involving
_very swim
orsidsratious—amerst others the safety al the rider over
the Thranar—it was felt that Os herd wear aume to
grearesperibilita spool their own shissidar arse thew air
trusted so heavy • work to • corridor of rows and tried
inpsressee ; sad although they were informed tra Mr.
Ridley bad exocuesd work" of inprisisse in
AMMO" yet neither him operations in that or in this war
try were comparable to such en usdorrldeg es the Br
beskasent, nor wen they, so far as the herd OW eeeer-
tain of a similar character; they, thereteat. tbatilbt it
advisable not to intrust its exertica to Was. lir said
lowest tender was that of Messrs. Beier tykes par or
ginner stair to be or of the Int fixer ha ris eniatty,
proomiseatly qualified for the work, presmileg every ter
arid Terdien as well ee therisat kardedgesid ern&
ear Merry. Baker, however, retied be NMI it, row
tract without so errs as alteration of its caredithes as raw
dared it impeslble for the board to accede, ham that tt
would be unfair to an other parties teadarlag amadmit
one firm to tender as terms very different from those by
which the others were bard. The board therefore could
oily peas as to the art oa the list. • correater already
sagged for the beard, but whom they believed to be fully
employed ou their works, sod therefore to be unequal to so
peat an additional task. Your engineer then added your
honorable board to abeam all other tenders and to re-
advertise for fresh ones, but the experience of the result of
a similar case on former occasions ins not satisfactory.
tour honourable board, therefore, negatived • modes for
rung fresh advertisesessts, and took the next terse as
the lint, that of Mr. George Furor, knowing from their
past experience of his work that he was able and
willing to disdaina his duty se a cerredre is a
satisfactory manner, and having amended by 'inquiry his
financial and general competence to carry oat this particular
contract. Your committee are particularly sundae to
remind your haamemble leer that this mattes el the em-
bankment contract was very maturely considered, occupying
an entire mouth from rearing the tenders to the accept,
roe of Mr. lerosss—that even poles wee very fully die
wad, either in the beard itself or in the acradlee d the
whole board, and although Resisted by the informers el
your angrier, it was or by his isflassee or rain that
their ultimata determiner was rend at, bet as en
impartial opinion based upon the evidence brought before
them. Your committee feel, therefore, so hesitation what-
ever io mainly acquitting your essairer of say imputations
GO his homer, and after very minute exataisetir and Tory
fun debberatioo. although disagreeing with Mr. Braised'
Rs to the wisdom or propriety of his rain rigged is this
transaction without the tomer of year lessoulable board,
are fully satisfied that he bee not is the slightest degree
bees impeded thereby in the discharge of his official duty or
suffered his jetport or impartiality to be warped. For
tree reasons they have arrived at the following roclutioas
which they have unanimously agreed to submit to your
honourable board. All which your committee beg to
submit.

Iteo olvad—That Yr. Basalgetts, the engioser, haring
best ~dyed with ra Joh. Remote in recommending a an-
klet(' for saaning Asa arias warts at Odessa, for which
be. bllstl7 with air John Baas* was to main a coatroim
aino, and the pima roomomesded, sod who undertook the
an Wog • esalaastar for assaution of works midis
tiss board, tins sammitte• disapprove of their smarimpar hay-
ing etgagoi hi say transaction with any contractor without
tho coassatatliaboard, lad la contesnotion at Bo terms
at W sapsloreaset, althea& is raped of works to be per-
t...Ml saustry ; that they find that lir. Banal.
fobs his the =nomad his mailions to relinquish
SD bh hinge h eh. Oe contract, which course b las
adopted i Sat, sitars most anxious *airy bto Willie
!heti of the ens, they sro said/led that then has bens
Ildtbiag rearstbai la say way os Br. Bandgottefe whs.
mina at passeal Imager, sad ars raided Shah ba

Madded dictated his duty both to the bend and limir
oontrootan with abthtyt., impartiality, and
(aig"asia.) 111*.losim
D. Manama P. Ord* W. R.
Frame, J. VA. Eismods, 0. B.
J. Tanner, B. H. Adams, E. .
Pew H. Bidised, J. Loam Day..
Molhot P. Hula,, din Taylor, 1. O.
Hall, W. TIM, B. Dixon.
Then resolutioss lad to a loup dimities, to dike
Dearly nary ramber of the board mend OM=
only embass who spoke in egmention to de
bans Mr. H. Lama To ;otaits, sod Mr. ilassisee.
Time genthensa de mks* el Me
@aglow, thelonner that it was eider Sdilsty ei do
=ser to had Aloe, or to the Ind be Mo•
lb* CLIMAX yul de essdles, This Mee avid r
For tin moldiest
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adjamd.