The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-19 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.
Yesterday a meeting of tke Metropolitan Board of
Works war held id the AS hi Duck-strut; Mr. J.
Taman.= In the "kWh.
A letter wee received his tie Pop'sr District Board of
Works, eaditieg • eon d s siessegial to that baud hes
the lahabliaata of Sew maamem sad neighbourhood, um-
..et • niniesse his as yea mMa sewer, and the
et the sem. Weems Mto the Lis/whore. eat,
rl7l•Theuerldip.
The siemeriedida wafted their somplalat as follows :-
4. Thus is a &Ids Half ryas from the Rdiaburgb Castle
through Bow-aossies . mid empties itself late the dyer
under the bridge. Ifs "sell is so bad that sometime" we
sunlit ahoy in ear beds. There several persons have Wen
taken it and we mull fear that if this dreadful nuisance
is sot soot removed the eiserra ri
encee will be dreedfal. Tee
foal water used to be eea sad the rim down North-
strut, and so as fate the oases at Lietehoue. We have
sow all the filth under our window", and when the water
is low the smell is to bad that we cannot bear it. Minims
you will adopt use means of removieg this feathd
nuisance, we as, Ace." (Rue follow the dgutureA)
Upon this memorial Mr. Budget% the engineer, »-
pored as follows
' To the Metropolitan Board of Works.—Geatiemen,
beg to report that • brick sewer b now being coastrueted by
the Metropolitan Board of Works, in lieu ofthe op.. Lime-
kiln Dock sewer imenplained of, wh'eh will be shortly Alled
is. The swags is mot discharged late the Lumbago.-tut,
so is soppoied by the memorialists, bat puree uad.r it by
means of • syphon, as it has dcne for stay years past. and
her • storm outflow into the Liniehontmeut. When
the brick sewer is eomplati.d lest flultieg will b.
squired, and there will b. • proportionate re-
duction is the amount of disbar,. SS the
river, and when the mats drakes" Is completed this over-
flow wall be done away with entirely; but I ant of opinion
that it will he found that the tubulo complained of in the
Limehresoset Is mainly ocessised by the disehuge from
the various eluskal works and gas factories in that locality,
mad I reeemmeael that the Poplar District Board of Worm
Woo ia forased.

have the honour to be, gentlemen, your moat obedient
cement, "J. W. BA ZALOI77II, Engiseer."
The report WU reeelved, and the recmemendation of the
engineer oat agreed to. An answer was ordered to be mat
to the diattict board to the effect abhve stated.
TTe beard then preeteded to emsidsr reports by the
superinanding architect, on e mamba r of spplic oleos on the
part of the public whisk had heat refined to him for that
rupees.
The following notlcas of motion were banded in That
the clerk give his opinima whether an altontioa, without
iamb application to the board, of soy budding, pr•jaction,
patio.), or other matter, for which the pertalerion of tbs
bard has been given, of such a masa as to alter the eba-
recta of the bnilding, or other matter for what* permission
was given, is not contrary to Me provisions of tha 143rd sec-
tion of Um Metropolis Local Mainmast Ad, or of the
Bandies Aet." The notice was given by Major Lyon, who
a.. sled that Mr. Wilkinson would second it.
Mr. Orron gas notice of the following notion That
the memorials urging this board to provide parks, pleasure
grounds, plias of natation, and open spaces, sad ap-
proaches thereto, for the improvement of the netropelia, or
the 'AAR, basalt of the inhabitant', be printed with the
plane and tatimatts, and that each of the member, of the
bard be taraished with a copy."
The beard then adjonrsed.