The Press.
London, England, 1858-07-03 00:00:00

THE RIVER THAMES.

The CHAIRMAN informed the Board that be bad
bed an interview with the First Commissioner of the
Board of Works on the subject of the present state
of the Thames. The Government had authorized
an expenditure to abate the nuisance, and he had
caused lime to be applied to the great sewer at West-
minster-bridge for that purpose. It was arranged
that a bill should be submitted to Parliament to au.

thorize the Board to raise money by rates to meet
the expense it curred.

A resolution wai passed confirming the course
taken by the chairman.

Mr. NICHOLAY then moved a resolution :

That, in the present t.flensive condition of the Thames,
the chain-min should have lull power to hike such steps as
he might deem necessary for the deodorization of the cun-
t ents of the principal sewers, and to report the cost from
time to time.

Mr. RIFFANGER seconded the motion.
Mr. Alikrrnall CUBITT presumed the engineer of
the Board would assist the chairman.

After some observations from Mr. A. WRIGHT,
Mr. Deputy liAnrusoN, and others, the resolution
was agreed to.

It was then proposed by Mr. Bntsrow that the
Board should consider the hest means of deodorizing
the contents of the sewer, and report the plan and
cost thereof to the ordinary meeting on Friday week
next, which was agreed to.

On the motion of Air. H. L. TAlmon, the adjourned
debate as to the adoption of so much of the report
of Messrs. Bidder, Hawksley, and Bazalgette as
relator to the high and middle level sewers on the

north side of the Thames, and so far as it relates to
the high and low level sewers on the south side, was
rescinded by a majority of all to 5.

Mr. A. WRIGHT the❑ moved as follows:

That the engineer having prepared a plan and estimate
to the main drainage, in accordance with the recommen•
dation.; in the report. of Messrs. Bidder, Hawksley, and
Bazilgette, which plan contains several alternatives, that
the plan with the alternatives following be adopted :-1.
The engineers having given the Board the option of two
schemes for the western district, first, carrying the western
sewage into the general intercepting system, and, second,
d••odorizing the western sewage at its junction wit% the
Thames, that the last alternative be adopted. 2. The
engineers having recommended that the low level sewer
upon the north side should be carried in a Thames em-
bankment between Westminster end London bridges, to
avoid the setilement of and damage to property in the
Strand, Fleet•street, &c., that the Board is willing to pay
for such part of a Thames embankment so required, in
such proportion as the drainage scheme may be fairly
debited with, or to undertake the construction of the em-
bankment of such part el the river for drainage and other
purposes, upon a contribution being given by Government.
3. That the delivery of the sewage at the points named
shall not be deemed a final measure; but when the main
drainage is completed the sewage shall be delivered into
the Thames direct, or deodorized before delivery, or used
fur irrigation and sewage manure, as experience may de-
termine. 4. That this plan and estimate be submitted to
her Majesty's Chief Commissiuler for approval by the
chairman, eight members of the Board, engineer, and
clerk, and that his attention be at the same time directed
to the letter of this Board of the 17th day of January,
1857, to her Majesty's then Chancellor of t .e Exchequer,
setting for h grounds justifying the expectation that the
Government will be prepared to assist the Board in ob-
taining the command of the funds required for their
operations.

Mr. CARMIAEI. seconded the resolution.
ThP resolution was opposed by Alrierman CUBITT
and Mr. DOULTON, who submitted an amendment to
the Board, which was negatived by 24 to 11. The
original resolution was then carried by a majority
of 23 to 8. A motion of Mr. WILKINSON relating to
the embankment of the river was withdrawn, and the
proceedings terminated.