The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-01 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN SEWERS.

METROPOLITAN SEWERS COMMISSION.—OR Satur-
day, in the Marylebone Vestry, Colonel Bignolu asked Sir
B. Hall whether it was true that the Commissioners of
Sewers were about obtaining the power to borrow 500,0601.,
after having expended such enormous sums without either
conferring any commensurate benefit, or accounting for
their outlay. Sir B. Hall replied, that, although the cons-
mission was on the eve of expiring, and although the bill.
before the house for renewing it for another year, and
which was designated a " Continuance Bill," presented
only the object at its first and second reading, and although
government had promised that another session should not
pus without placing that commission on the representative
principle—yet, after the second reading of the "Continu-
ance Bill" a clause was introduced empowering the Com-
missioners to borrow on mortgage 500,0001. of which
400,000/. was proposed to be hid out in works, and 100,0001.
in paying off an old debt of 99,0001. To that he would not
consent, for it was unjust to confer such power upon a body
that would only exist one year. He would also direct the
attention of the vestry to the necessity of the inhabitants
agitating for self-local government as regarded their own
affairs. While large aid small towns enjoyed municipal
rights, this metropolis alone was denied the exercise of that
power. Why, their very. parish, without having a voice an
the expenditure, paid 21,625/. sewer's-rate, 24,3141. police-
rate, and 12,0001. county rate annually. But ha was
enabled to state, not from authority, but from individual ex-
pressions of certain members of the government that the
government was favourable to the granting to tho metropo-
lie the representative principle, and the consequent right
of having a voice in the expenditure of its rates. rho vestry
subsequently resolved to petition Parliament against grant-
ing be desired power to the commission.
METROPOLITAN SEWERS.—The return respecting
the Metropolitan Commission of Sewers, obtained by Sir
B. Hall, has just been printed. The amount of debt and
liabilities due from the commissioners at the present time is
stated to be 174,1861. Os. Id., to meet which the assets are
155,5981. 18a. 4d. The increase of the debt and liabilities
since the passing of the act, in 1551, is 30,131/. 13s. 3,1 , to
meet which the increased assets, during the same period,
are 77,3161. 2s. 4d. Since the act 1851, the rates, loans,
and contributions have amounted to 269,5071. 19s. 101, of
which 1751. has been expended in reducing liabilities, and
144,563/. 9a. GI, expended in new works. Certain works
on the north side and south aide of the Thames are intended
to be executed with respect to sewers, at an estimated ex-
pense of 667,8401, and the sum of 400,0001. is proposed to
be raised by mortgage of the rates. The difference between
the estimate of 567,640/. and the 400,0001. to be raisen is
intended to be provided for out of the income. It is not
proposed to increase the rates. The rate of Gi. in the
pound, now authorised, will produce 216,3701. The acnual
value of the property on which a rate can be levied is
9,166,9801.

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PRESEItvATION OF HAMPSTEAD HEATTL—On Sa-
turday, at &numerously attended meeting of the vestry of
St. Marylebone, held at the Court-house, tho following re-
port from the committee appointed as to the Hampstead-
heath Enclosure Bill, and on other matters connecteu with
the preser.ation of Hampstead Heath to the public, was
read :--" St. Marylebone, July 2tl, IS-53.—At the committee
appointed on the Hampstead-heath Enclosure re-
sent, Mr. George in the chair, Messrs. Row, Kirby, Bingley,
Bridgman, and liarlowe—your committee report that they
have considered the prcposal referred to them for extending
Primrose-hill Park by purchasing the Chalcot estt.te,
brought to the notice of the vestry by Messrs. Twentymau
and Letters, end also a project, introduced by the inhabi-
tants of Hampstead, for purchasing a belt of land of suffi-
cient width for a road and spacious avenue of trees, for the
purpose of tirmfog a communication between the grcund
already belonging to the public at Primrose hill and Hamp-
stead-heath. Your committer, with reference to Meson.
justiceplrk toin othercl
Twentyman and Latter': proposal, consider that, however
desirableproximity into io
it having
woulda e
not
extensive
be
a
localities requiring such conveniences to promote that pro-
ject ; but that with respect to the other proposal by the in-
habitants of Hampstead designed by Professor Cockerili,
it would effect, in their opinion, a great public improve-
ment, and would be the means of making Hampstearl-hoath
more accessible to the inhabitants of this and other patches,
anal as the project may be carried out at very inconsiderable
expense, it will be the duty of the vestry, aa the opinion of -77
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your committee, to urge upon the government the proprietja
of the plan being immediately carried out, and reconamrati .
the vestry to appoint a deputation to the respective mit:ales '
on the subject. (Signed) CLEMENT UEOEUE, ChEigetA,
The report was adopted unanimtusly. The chairmosiff
nemnaittee stated that it was proposed to apply to
neat ter lauds to slake the road.