The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-14 00:00:00

METROPOLIPAB BOARD O.P WORKS.

Thu usual meeting of the board was bold yestee-
day ; Mt. J. THWAITIR in theihnit.
IKI ERTIIIATID SIMMS/A OP Till BOARD FOR TWO

A report was brought up from the Finance Committee
submitting for approval the following estimate of the sees
required for the expenses of the bimrd for the year 1862:
Centel ordinary expenses of the board, 43,5411. sa. 4d.
Esparto seder sale of gas aets, an annual contribution
of 3.5001. for foss years.
G 5 li
,99edepa d. ymeote of loam, interest on mortgage debts, ice,,
. 7s. 8
Compensation allowances to late officers, 1,7401. 9s. 2d.
The total estimated sum to be raised for the year,
114,7784 2s. 2d.
The report was received. and, on the motion of Mr.
DALTott, the estimated suns required were approved.
The following ie an eppioxinsts amount which will be
remaired for the execution of sewerage works in the year
1862, exclusive of main drainage and other special acomot
works:
Fulham and Hammersmith
Coasters Creek 7OO 0 0
Itmeleglasoo 0 0
West Divieiss of Weetminster
llegentetzeist
Fmt Girlies of Westminster 1,500 0 0
Holborn Divine'
Finsbury Divines 1,760 0 0
Sgitalbelds l,BOO 0 0
Hackney Brook 4OO 0 0
Lower Wapping
Limehouse 5O 0 0
Upper lamphouse 9O 0 0
Hermitage-street 5O 0 0
Poplar and Stockwell 750 0 0
Surrey mid Keel
Greenwich
Ravensbourne
City of London 560 0 0
The reconnundatioe of the emamittes Was agreed to.
TEE POwElt OP THE WARD TO MAIM !TIM IMPE0VE111:11TE.
Mr. FRCENAN moved, „That a committee he foamed to
imaire as to the lost means of obtaining utter funds than
those now in poesessi.•n of the board for carrying out public
improvements." He mid it was the duty of the board to
open close alleys and widen the streets of the metropolis,
so that the continually increasing population should be
enabled to puss from one point to another with the lest
possible impediment, but unfortunately the legislature
bed not given the board the means of effecting those
objects. it was impossible that they could go on taxing
the mewerrates for such purposes, and they must seek for
other sources of revenue. They had hoped to bare obtained
a supply of funds from the coal duet, but as they were
wonted for the northern an southern names embankmeut
they must b'd them goodbye for the next 20 years. The
time was come that they should take soma definite action,
and it warn with that view that Ise submitted his present
motion.

Mr.iiALL seconded the motion, which wu carried unani-
mously. and, after some 116CW1,100, the question was agreed
to be referred to a committee .4 the whole hoard.

Mr. KODINMON inowetl, " Thai uo further 11.101.11 C• be voted
for metropolitan improvement.' until other funds than those
at the diNkKatal of the Metropolitan Board of Works shal be
prot idol.'
After a ah.rt &tomato'',

The CHAIRMAN ruled, that under the 144th section of the
Sletropoli. Slana4ctoeut .Ict tin,. was a motion that could
not be put, as that a 041.1 to to hay that they would not
carry out the act of parbottleut.
The matter then dmptel.
A report was brought up from the committee cm the
t.:ovent•gartlen approe.h. Thy "dated that they had care-
fully mitaidered the subject, and found there had been re-
ceived 64,9•44. •.:td.. and that the expeuditure in the
formation of the street was 139,42td. Ss 61 The committee
recommended that Vie report should be transmitted to the
ebaniberlsra of the City of London. with a reguast that he
would mono lit committee of the ('orporation charged with
the nranagemrat of the LoodouLridge approach's fund to
tan. the AWL of 74.463/. be paid.
The report was agreed to.