The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-13 00:00:00

MBTROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.

A special general meeting of the Metropolitan
Board of Works was held yesterday in the Council Chamber,
Gandhill; Mr. J. THWAITRiI in the chair.
It was reported that a sum aninuntiog to 11,3871. 2a. 102.
was tancolleated on the district 'ewers rates, and
5,8951. 181. 2d. on charges for default and improvement
rates to the end of October.
OPINING Or 11011111WAILL AND WATIIII.OO BRIDGE/.
The board then proceeded to coneidir the report from the
committee of Sarno, reportleg that in the opinion of the
committee the only practicable way of throwing °pea
Southwark and Waterloo bridge% is by purchtsirg the in-
terest of the proprietors ; and stating that bikini taut,
any farther steps for such purpose, sad inasmuch as the
committee have ascertained that the Corporation of ths City
of London have been in negotiation for the purchase of one
of the bridgeo—namely, Southwark-bridge—the committee
request the authority of the board to place themselves in
commanisation with the Corporation' with the view of
learning whether they are prep/mei to patch's, or to join
in the purchase of such bridge.
Mr. Deputy iILiZISON moved the adoption of the report.
Mr. Rows seconded Me :notion, which was pat and
tarried.

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Mr. WOOLITCH then read the following document:
Offlos of Works, Nov., 1856.
"Bir,—l am directed by the First Commissioner of her
Waissty's Works, dto, to say that he lam considered the
pions of the main drainage of the metropolis submitted to
Idea by a deputation of the board sus Wedoesday fart, in re-
lbalkin to the cattail proposed at a point marked Bon the
pies, which point on the south side, accordion to the plan,
lb about one mile from the tasters boundary of the metropm
aMs area and about 21 dila west of Brith.
" The First Commissioner desires se again to refer the
beard to the words of the set 18 it 19 Vicu, e. 120, which
ere as follows And such board (the Metropolitan Board
d Works) shall atheist* sewers sad works as they may
Sisk aseassary for preventing all or any pert of the sewage
of the metropolis from fiowpirsotir passing into the river
Thanes le or near the metre and shall cause such other
sewer, and worts to be eoin dad on or before the 81at day
of December, 1880.'
" Be conceived that the plan presented to him in regard
to the outfall le at variance with the intention of the lees-
Mem and contrary to ,be spirit of the statute. It la there-
Moo with much regret that he feels bound to return the plan
telSSMillag hie approval. The First Commissioner farther
SWIM me to state that he finds by the authorised pro-
:Misof the board, that the same outfall at B has hem
time seder Vide emaktarstion. It appears, et
calial6 of those poomedinge, dad an outfall in Erith
ha. bees Popeed by the engineer, in a. rep'rt
Culiale the head ea i the 7tb of July ; and that, dm
pro: Se
esidas had hoes fa the hands of the members of
the board fee shoat fourteen days, it was moved on the 22nd
of July ' that the &atrall is Brills Mashes, as proposed by
the nervier in Me report of the 7th of July, proposed
adopted,
mad that the dimisarge take place only at or after high
data.' To this as amendment was moved—' That the
mem' be directed to prepare sections and estimates for
Mending the min outtalk sewer on the southern lids to a
paha la Loa. Reach below Eritb, and so as to be die-
at after high water only.'
'hill% and
amendment was carried, thus negativing, or at all
mad petposiag for Author information, the plan of the
meow for as mild' at Erith hilanbes, as embodlie i fa
the Mead motion. On the 12th of August it was spla
apaddered, when, after various motions of different kind. la
relation to the min drainage bad bees put and negatived,
as amendment was moved That the discharge of tts• math
.stfell sewer on the math aide of the Themes be made at •
point is the Met Thames on the Surrey side westward of
We amendment was negatived, sod it was sub-
aspostly resolved ' That the report of the engineer be re-
ferred bask to him, in order that he may report to the board
is the whole quad's of the aorthern and southern drains('
of the metropolis.'
"The subject mends brought before the board es Mon-
day, the 6th of October last, by a motion to the following
eteet That the moieties of the board of the 13tn of
August, 1866, a.gativlag the following amendment, sandy
—" That the diseharp of the main outfall sewer, on the
south side of the Thome, be made at a point la the River
Thum as the Limey IMO WINOWSM of Brith," be fOrokod,
with • view to the consideration of all, and the adoption of
either, of the several system of drainage set forth in the
engiathee report of the 26th of September, OM.' This
motion wee tarried unanimously. Tbo board ware by this
time in passed= of the report of the engineer. They were
aloe is posimeloa of the opinica of their legal adviser epos
the subject of the outfall at B, and having rethisded all
their peseta's resehitioes, which prevented them from re.
ethisarisg the cattail, they were now Ina pcsitioa to dis-
ease every point of outran, and determine that most
impariest patios. Being placed in this position the first
atstiea bretsglit before the board (v. p. 609, 6 Oct. 1866)
MI the tellewing :—' That the engineer's report so far as
WSW to the outfall at Bon the plan be adopted.' Amend-
male were moved which were septived, and the original
.Minh is regard to the outfall at B was rejected. It
theodere appals that at every tine and ea every modem
the
6th of October last inslnsivs, when this plan B,
la sow submitted fee the approval of the First Cosa-
mindeser, was brought before the Mud, it was set aside or
peepemd for further inforiaation, and that when that
mailed informatics was Weighed the plan was delibe-
rately rejested.
" The First Comminimar agrees with the board la the
several decisions arrived at, which be e,nsiders to Lave been
quite arrest. By the mashies of the 27th October, which
was pissed in the heads et the First Comthaioner on Wed-
seeday last, it was determined that it be intimated to the
First Consissioasir of her Majesty's Work., itc., that the
Metropolitan Board of Works had alto had under their
Wealiastios other pilau for discharging the sewage late
Wie dyer, and that it was the opinion of the board that if
11.6.111.11111 was dedrable, the board would undertake
die week prodded the additional outlay was paid out of the
Wised revenue.
"The First Cossahrioser meet give any final opinion in
Malice to Maas for the draisage of the metropolis until
sash plans shall bath bees adopted by the board, and sub-
Waled for Me approval after such adoption; but he will,
gibbose delay, eassider any plan so submitted. TOO Float
Oesmiledener desires me didemtly to state that he has no
limbs sal as iatention to interfere in any way whatever in
Ibis meted boreal dbeharging the duty which is imposed
apes MK by the Meath t but lf the board should deers to
no Ma WPM* be will be most harpy to receive • demi-
Wm bon the hoed, sad to could with them upon this
impeded esbjeet, in the hope and with the desire that it
may bo beeraght to some satisfactory ices'.—l am, sir, your
most 'Wiest servant,
ALOUD Aroma, Secretary."
It was semi that the knee of Sir B. Hall should be
taken into thosideration es Friday nest.
TIM saw arum TOON 11017TEWARE TO BLACLFAIARS-

MOLD.
Shortly after the board broke tap it was stated that air
Benjamin Heil had seat bark the Mans for tt • new MGM
from liisle•etrest, Southwark, to tbs Bleekfriere-road,ez-
preerhsit his entire approbation, and desiring that the asses-
eery pallismentary settees might be given for aunts, the
plat fate 'Bret.
The baud adjouricod at baltpast 6 o'clock.