The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-09 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN BOARD OP WORKS.

The usual weekly meeting of the Metropolitan
Board of Works was held yesterday, at Spring-gardens •
Sir J. TitwArrzo in the chair. A special meeting of the
board, however, was first held to agree to an address to her
Majesty in reference to the late attempt on the life of the
Duke of Edinburgh,
The board proceeded to consider the proposals of the
I Metropolitan District Railway Company as to the con-
struction of a solid embankment between the Temple and
Blackfriarshridp. Thaw prepositions are as follow :
That the Metropolitan Bawd of - Works and the Metropolitan
District Railway Company shall, with their engineers, concur In
the construction of a solid embankment from the Temple-
gardens to the mat ride of Price's-wharf, in the place of the
open arches proposed In the board's special act, so as to give to
the public the benefit of a solid embankment roadway of 100
feet, In the place of the TO feet roadway or 'mhos; and give to the
railway company a site for their railway, instead of
it as proposed in the plans already submitted to the Board
Works. That the powers contained In the acts of the board and
of the company shall be exercised in such form as the legal
advi•ers of the board and of the company may agree; and the land
reclaimed by the embankment, used in each manner as will
diminish the compensations. The amount of compensa-
tions claimed against the board or the company
shall be dealt with as the liability of both parties,
to be discharged In the proportions hereinafter stated.
2. That the saving which will be effected to the board as re-
g their projected works, and the company as respecting
sir line of railway, shall be applied in reductliVinJ
the compensation& It That the proportions in which the
compensations payable In respect of the construction of the solid
embankment shall be borne by the board and by the company
shall be settled by Lord Stanley, or by some party to be
nominated by him, and the company @MD forthwith deposit
£40,000, to be applied as far as neosemry in
proportion of such compeesstions, the boareldbm=3milar
arrangements on their part, and the funds Kr deposited shall be
?etch mlied ian making y
be necessarysu Win
be blinded In the and any
proportion
so settled as aforesaid, giving credit to each party for the sum
decanted. 4. That the works of the company for oonetneting
the railway through such solid embankment shall proceed con-
currently with the corky of the board. 6. The coacurrence of
the company In this arrangement and the acts of the company In
carrying it Into effect shall not be held to entitle the bawd to
claim immediate payment, or In any manner affect the liability
of the company with regard to the £200,000 mentioned in the
Railway Act.

Mr. -Stiaw was opposed to any further delay, as he
had not • single particle of confidence in any railway com-
fit. Nevrroa moved that the matter be referred back
to the committee to consider the proposition of the rail-
way company, with the view of coming to an arrangement
on the basis settled by the board • fortnight ago. He
urged that, if possible, the board should have the advan-
tage of a roadway of 100 feet instead of one of 70 feet wide,
and therefore he hoped the matter would restive further
earideratilm.

Mr. Trri, ILP., seconded the motion.
Mr. Coons movedas en amendment that the tender of
Messrs. Fakersley and Baylis be accepted, subject toll*
usual inquiries.
Mr. PHILLIPS seconded the amendment.

After a few words from Messrs. Turner, Freeman, Ri-
chardson, do., tbe amendment was with:frown, and the
motion was carried upon a division, the numbers being 24
to 9.

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