The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-26 00:00:00

COUJIT OP COMMON COUNCIL.

!SE CORPORATION or LONDON AND PRE RRTROPOL/TAN
BOARD OF WORKS.
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A special Court of Common Council was held
yesterday M Guildhall, under the presidency of the Lotto
MAYOR, for the purpose of electing a representative of
the City of Loudon at the Metropolitan Board of Works,
in the room of Alderman Finis,ho has resigned.
Deputy SwatAma proposal Aldermen Stone to 111 l
the vacancy.
Deputy OBBARD said before the court came to a decision
he should be glad to be informed whether, in the event of
the worthy &Herman being elected, he would be able to
spare the time, that was required for the performanced
the *unportantdotiesthat would devolve upon him as one of
the representatives of the City of London at the Metro-
politan Board of Works. (Hear, hear.)
Alderman STONE begged to be allowed to state that he
bad never solicited the appointment, and in reply to the
question that had been put by the worthy deputy, he
could inform him that, although he could have wished that
one of the senior aldermen had been proposed to fill the
vacancy, still, if the court should do him the honour to
elect him as their representative at the Metropolitan
Iloard of Works, he should have plenty of time to devote
to the performance of the duties that would devolve upon
him. (Hear, hear.)
Alderman Rosa seconded the nomination of Alderman
Stone.
Mr. H. L TAYLOR said that before the court came to a
decision he should like to say a few words upon the sub
jest, and make them aware of what they were doing. As
one of the representatives of the City at the Metropolitan
Board, he could inform them that it was moat important
that any gentleman who should be chosen to fill that
car
sititin should be prepared to attend every meeting of the
(Hier.) The court was aware that the corporation
had only three members to represent them. (An hoe.
member " Not enough.") This was quite true. The value
of therateable pro rtyinthe City of London wa51,410,8.501.
and they returned only three representatives to the Me-
tropolitan Board, whereas for Bethnal-green, Mile-end,
St. Luke's, Fulliam, Bermondsey, Woolwich, and one or
two other places, in which the whole rateable value was
only just equal to that of the City of London, nine mem-
bers were returned, and it appeared to him that the City
of London ought at least to return the same number of
representatives, and that at present it was most inade-
quately represented by having only three members at the
board.
Mr. MHOWIN said he thought the court was indebted to
Mr. Lowman Taylor for the trouble he had taken to
obtain the information he had given to the court ; and it
appeared to him that the City of London was not only
entitled to have a larger number of representatives at the
Metropolitan Board of Works, on account of the value of
the rateable property in it, but also on the ground of po-
pnlation. He did not allude to the night, but to the day
• population, and if that was taken into consideration, it
•• would be found to be much larger than that of the whole
of the districts that had been referred to : end if the City
was fairly treated they ought to have at least 10 or 12
members at the board, instead of having only three.
(Hear, hear.)
Alderman Stone was then unanimously elected, and the
court shortly afterwards adjourned.