The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-26 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.

A special meeting of the Metropolitan Board of
Works was held
in yeeorkay la the Connell Chamber, Guild-
hall; Mr. J. Tawarrne the chair.
• ..month having been presented from the palish of
Camberwell, dwallug on the wretched state of the sewerage
in that district, sotwithatandiag that large sums of money
had been borrowed by the boast on the stearity of the rates
to which the parish of Camberwell largely contribatei, Mr.
Livia* moved that before any pronto be teemed an rowan;
of the expenditure on works for the path of Camberwell
should be frontelied. The rosiness seggetted that the de-
putation should go to Greek-street, and ezersice the
asonate ; and after en uniateresting discussion the mottos
was segatived.
The aszt motion on the paper was farther to consider the
financial condition of the several perishes bad throngs, with
the eatitaadiag loses and mortgages, and an estimate of the
seas to be releed by the board for the year rodiag 31st De-
amber, 1866; to SINN such sums on the various parts of
the metropolis, and to direct the issuiog of precepts for the
same roomed, 3e. Mr. Turner, sicinaed by Mr. Savage,
moved "That, in order to write at an aroitable
assommest of the City of London, the City be
assessed ea the same principle as fir the purposes
of the property tax."—Mr. Deputy Harrison *posed
the MOIIOII. He estuatratal various metropolitan
districts whisk were masidierably below the rocom•-tax
assessment, and yet be forod that they proposed to place
the Coy of Lawton rode/ an exceptional role. If the
principle were to be adopted let it be applied to the whole
of the insuropoUs.-31r. Leslie advised the board to wait
until sae+ valuation of the city, then to progress, was com-
pleted. Mr. Doulton said that Mr Tuner's neoletion was
simply to place the City of London in the arose position as
the other parishes —Mr. Odor supported the financial
statement of the crotausittee, believieg that the sewers rate
rolitatitte of the City of Lamlen wee a lair ground on which
to WNW the eity.—Mr. Wright, 11,Yer Lyon, Mr. Dittos,
Mr. Intranet, sad ether members, having spoken, Mr.
Tenn replied, and the mottos wee serried by a small ma-
/war.
fitter a discretely., it was agreed to refer the whole Joan-
slat statement to the troinaditro for further soatideration
Keay el the Irombete, however, esproseed their opinion
that a wasamittee of the whole beard epos the matter would
bepreferable.
Mr. Keeley brought up • report from the committee ap
pointed to consider the ate of offices for the board, stating
stet the City Lands Committee had agreed to recommead
the Comoro Council to lease to the board a potties of the
site of the (come, Fleet Prison, having a frontage of 100 feet,
for a term of 80 yeas., at a rent of fur guineas per fact. Tbe
committee recommended tbet the board make a propositios
, to the corporatioe on those terms. After evasideratile die-
, macro and several divides', a mottos by Mr. Wilkinsos,
negativity; the adoption of the committee's report, on the
ground that it was inexpedieet to burden !stamen with
tee expenditure requisite for sew allies, was carried by 13
' 10 s.
The board then acljoented.