The Express.
London, England, 1856-09-27 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN BOARD OP WORKS.
•
Yesterday, the ordinary meeting of the Metropo-
litan Board of Wean' woo bald in the Crown Chamber,
ldhail; Mr. J. Titwarres to the chair. The minutes
of the lest mart were read end maimed, sad the littenciel
statement woe laid beton the board. The esA mount
showed a total generelbeleaen of 123,7961.14 e. Id._

A gentian ires "shafted to theboardanslalik. G. J.
Wig!, y, arthitut, and Mr. W. C. Stow, Reerfeelb
for the pupae of ottani,. • daisies as to whether •
buildieg Cif ate d for the purposes of a private ha da mi•
munity, situate le Hargen-road, Camberwell, Arida bio
considered ai a public or private buildiag. The babel See
tided that it should be considered cos a private building.
A report was pretested from the sersaittoe oa site d
nelees, teabentendino " that advettiserments for imitable
premises for often c. the board be tweeted is the pull
as wspatere."
Mr. D. Lieu...box moved the adoptioa of the report, and
contended that Greek.etroet was ant &easiest', tested Si
oommortioas for the multiage mad the purposes of the board.
Mr. lbws, Mr. Few, Mr. Taylor, and °thus combated
this; end •liintrely, upon • show of hawks, there were 16
for sad 16 essin.t the motion. Oa a divides the numbers
were 16 for end 16 against.
Tea Cll•litMeN gave his testier/ vote la favour of the
adoption of the report.
Mr BAZALOITTL the superintending engineer, presented
his uunded report on the whole question of the northern
and southern drsiosge of the !metropolis. which is es follows:
To the Metropolitan Board of Works on the whole
question of the northern and southern drainage, with sow
perative estimates or different points of oath,' sad shades
of divulge of the sewage.
Bugbear.' Deportment, No. 1, Greek- street,
Soho, Sept. 26, 18.56.
" Mr. Chairman tied Gentleinne,—ln reviewing the
whole of this subject is it now stands before the bored, it
appears that the efficiency of the Mee complicated and im-
porte.t portion of the system of Bowen adopted by the
board, and designed to spread our the metropolis, to pro.
vide for estendea local drainage, to improve the abatis(
detective omen, otd to intacapt their sewage, remaies un-
gut slime d. lodged the lines sad levels et the peopled seven
are oo hoer. omit with the asameas sob*. mtbayabla
works that itwould be imporsible esseedilta alias the
desists without onsiderable iliserilerem• Ile meabeity
for sewers for improved !rolls sad tie eibesilea of soa-
ve terminates et the sestets embarks ef frerebeat le sheet
the Greenwich sad MIN EOM marsin. The Mena ea:.
urks pro pored berried these limits are act !sign.! to
ineprovo the !metropolitan drainsde but this driest is the
parilicatioa of it • Thames below Omatisseielle the appli-
cation of sewage to swindlers' peupossa. man vas-
lion, thenfere, rorpectirig tns drawee within the new •
polls may be regarded se baring butalready deteesised
by the baud. Toe approved &M op sebum Is seeable,
without airy notarial eltinatioe of kiefr thug elapsed to
• variety of points of out fall int s the rinses. at vulvas dis-
tances below Landes, se to the eeedseleadea stilleadea of
re ...ye. Wilma\ the sewage oilman mama at yeemet be
prat: Ably spelled to agriculture la • sameasiel piss it
Tie., at any be adrantsgeomly labelled sod seadoed
lac 11, save st llsiblag Creek sad Westville Meadeas, sr
even nearer toLemilises, and the Thum. thee periled same
cost they by esasiesetlay seem to • great erases. below
the
osz=2, 1 sae cell el gybes. that. la the abuses
of d works, the sem. sey be dlerhar kW the
Themes, e sebemee. se We
ResabOagead the
limits of the metropolis, le the steam already gasyseed for
the south side ef the Themes Various pregeeffikaa base,
browse, bees Node. with seised le the ratios ef the eat-
; MI sad sells el diabamps bole She dyer, sad with mew
' le the oppiesatieta of the 'swore be rialealvarc I shell sow,
*stern, endeavour to lay before the bead sent dela sad
estimates to enable it the more Adly le essabfae sod ens.
pare the merits ef the Mame yespodelesa. awl le draw
lb ow, coucleberee Mal& TIMM appear to be
Sour dialer/at solos by vide the slsep.Yts. sewage say
be disposed of.
1. By retaining the points of unfelt originally pro-
posed at Barking Creek and Woolwich Mushes (marks(
A on the plea), but &spewing with the monein at times
place a, aad substituticg for them deallerlelag works, sad
discharging the purified eaten into dm Minim stall limes
of the tide, after leaving abstassis/heslbeathe deedsaieed
min ore, which would be available fee saliselearel peopsees.
" 2. By discharging the sewage into the rivet at Hallway.
each (marked B on the plao), beyond the limits of tar
metropolis, at end near high water, so that it should cot /*-
tar up the river within the limits of the metropolis, ateept.
lag on occasions of heavy storms, which wear ea hea
sweaty to thirty days per annum, cad lest for short pertodie
ealy au these eseeriosel days, on whisk ecaseisse the
lowees woad be highly dilated.
"3. By dlichergiag the sewage late the river at Lew
beech (marked C on the piss) during the lint half of the
ebb tide, teducirg the capacity of the reservoir', and pre-
set:tin" the re-flow of the Hwy. into the river within the
limits of the metropolis.
4. By conveying the sewage on the math side of the
Thames, eudern-stb that river, to the Ranh side, and
dischergiog It at Seralleseb (marked D aa plan) at all limes
of tide, so that it would not ...tarn withie the limits of the
metro; elb, and dispenolog with nest robs, why oeseekseally
distributing aorh avenge, or any portion tnereof, an liquid
manure over the lands or marshes through which it would
be conveyed oa its route to this manta
In comparing the fireplug propositions, the expend"
titre forms an 'moonset festers ; sad 'abaft estimates of
the first eon and probable ennead working ripeness of each
system, hiving capitsheed the letter, at 6 per cent., In order
to obtain a more correct view. I am indebted to Mr. Thomas
Wrckstred for tbe estimates for the deodorising works,
which are founded upon his experience at the sewage works
at Leicester.

CONIPLZATIVII
&limited Probable mi.dions
Ket a 'nada, segitaliedat repreureast
OSElttatUol2.llSpllltiliepee mt. ...pusi
31•11 diadem es
original=
ed to
Creek mil rime
meg Mid= 11407.1711 EDAM 5.317,500 £2,11140711
fa so Om)
Ditto, *West sews
tie warts.slord
ect to Many
Zee*
Men gleo4
Mai eat Med to
LlMerdiptem.` 3,042,116 Ash 791,000 3,671,1341
VIM admitsa to
Om
(D on plan.)
&sorbing worts
added emir &rt
log awl Woolwich
cuilaus, at • on
plan 7,3711,176 13,040 1.7‘40311 4,1M,344
Thus it appears that the intension to Halfway Reach in-
volve en iscremed erpeediters of 345,1304; to Long
Reach, 91/0601. ; tv Sea Reach, 1,763,3041.; mid the ole
ditto. of deotorisieg work, M the original
1,273.4201 The lebetitation of thoderisiag weeks be
reserst.tre at Dietetic-argot and Planutead-siareas
the smallest expenditure cf capital, bat the
be lar=ol6ll
outlay. The capital would not, therefore,
sunk, sad the plan pretests the followieg Meister's, Ws,
that if the memo mason should be found to be of Some
partial value it would be available for isle ; or should ell
mode hereafter be dise.vered by wtfaili it could be rendered
more proll.ahle, or deodeeteed mensimacmaleally, advantage
could hereafter be takes of any sash improvemests. Oaths
other Land, should it appear that the solid manure we,
sltogether •iluelees, a considerable saving might be effected
in the manufacture, by merely prvipkating, deoderiaieg.
sad barging it away, and thus divensieg will the drying
proem sod preparation fry isle. This proves 'meld, I
cornet's, eseirtly remove the *swage from the river in a
practical point of view ; sad by prissentiag the sewage is a
dry. in, elmsive, and portable condition, it would tat the
very prevalent croieion that the metropolitan sewage can he
thus proffteb:y epplird to sericaleure. A further saving of
prJbably nearly half a million might, however, be sleeted
by trroduatiag the sewers and establishing datoderiedng
works nearer to London, soy is the Oreeswieh-rnerattee, es
the south one f the river, and the West Hew maiskee on
efts sixth aide, sbiek would, in my ludgeneat, etcomplteh
the eject ebbed aestieg a nuisance. lus still,
&rue mature eossideration. of opinion fist e mooed pro
poestion, or the text. ti*;, o of the (Attalla to Halfway Reach,
would fells musty tie require:auto of the legiolatott sad
fr be e.etive is a Sin-Amy point of view, as already explained
Is icy former revels upon this 'abject. Thie p!aa would
sot greatly i the famine trim,/ difficulties is meestieg
tie wort.; at regards eapeediture, it prostate eosside-
table adasot,ese eve cry of the other Vase. TM eaten
slows le Loeg Reach apnea/ also to meet the required object
fa • eteilery point of TlP'', although the outfall would not
be 'o remle 'r .m heiitatines as that at Halfway Reach,
end if the frost le slijeeted to, it becomes questiessele
whether this will be toesidered sufficiently advantageous to
justify es inet•aud iapeaditure of upward. of them
qoartin of a nii I.en. The discharge of the ravage
into the river at era Reich at all times of tide may elm
be regional as the entire ourilleatios of the river,
sad this point sod mode of diseharge would protest', b
considered satisfies' iry. There at. ale, exteniire tree!, of
mesh and agricultural land flood the route of the sewn,
over • Ili.ch the liquid manure, or • portion thereo,,
hereof sr oetsidocat'y be made to flew, should it be bood,
as his hese suggested, to be of suffieleet value to Vaned
the foresati, •of the seseesary embitter, works. Is MOM
to effect this estimates it would Mimes atteresasy
street the law level sewer from Pahhey to the Greesvier
31srehes, at as average depth of 10 believer than .
recommended, sad to have • Womb mew Tr boa :=2
to fall into the shove maim sewer is these nersbee, ws se
suable the whole of the sostbem drainers to be canted
eider the river at Begeliy's Reeeh without •eyptige. The
pimplier starve at Depttord Creek would is sash men le
dispensed with, and the 'image rallied fate the
level sewer at Butting. The bevased dap* of Ode
sewer would enable it hereafter to be exteetted hes
Petrie,' to Richmond, without the seemed, of seethe,
gismisisg station, bat the attest mat of pempkur OUT tits
whole aria would be considerably Iseremod by the reeler
legks of the sewer, rendered necessary Is order es 11•11
tee nines without a syphon. and the difficulty sad
eke d esesedes the would also be mach greater, for the
ipmead ibeetteh which it would have lie be erastrsatint is
ogee nefavevrablei, tionsistiag of ranaleg mad, and gravid
with water, sad of so prows a character that the
Voir nosy p'sisee rim and fall. in It hotly fur a eseddee•
age &heft from the river. It le obvious that an imam
ft depth in seek s submit herithme the memo of pomp.
Me, led as eeerily prolong, the menthe of the works to