The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-26 00:00:00

The Late Thames Embankment Scandal.

DECISION OF THE METROPOLITAN BOARD.
Yesterday the Metropolitan Board of Works, after sitting
in committee three days upon the subject of the disclosures
and a scandal which have taken place in reference to the
recent contract for tho Thames embankment, and the en-
gagement of Mr Bazalgette, the chief engineer, with the
successful contractor, Mr George Furness, in reference to
certain works being carried out by the latter at Odessa,
gave their decision on thesematters. Mr Thwaites, the
chairman of the board, presided, and the committee was a
committee of the whole board.
After a minute investigation, in the course of which it
was proved that although the contract of Mr G. Furness
at £520,000 was so much higher than those of Mr Ridley'
Messrs Baker and Co., and Mr Moxon, and was accepted, it
was by no means through the influence of the chief engineer
that that tender was accepted. On the contrary, the fact
was established that throughout the engineer was in favour
of the Messrs Baker having the contract. This was consi-
dered a great point in the engineer's favour, as showing
there was no collusion between him and the contractor
whose contract had been accepted, although the fact could
not be disputed of Mr Bazalgette having committed a breach
of his engagement with the Metropolitan Board in carry-
ing out other works without their sanction or knowledge.
At the conclusion of this very painful investigation a reso-
lution was proposed, to the effect that the committee re-
gretted to find that the engineer in chief of the Metropoli-
tan Board had entered into monetary arrangements with
one of the contractors, but at the same time expressing their
conviction that there had been no collusion between Mr
Bazalgette and the contractor for the Thames Embankment
works. This, in the opinion of the board, was rather too
mild, and an amendment was proposed by the members for
St. Pancras, Messrs S. Taylor and F. Healey, stating that
the committee, having considered the matter, report to the
board that they found that, although the terms of the chief
engineer's agreement with the board were that his whole
time and attention should be devoted to their service, he
had, in the committee's opinion, unadvisedly entered into
certain arrangements with one of the contractors, whereby
he was to receive certain large sums of money in the shape

of commission, which the committee condemn, but from the
evidence distinctly showing it was his wish that the con-
tract should be given to Messrs. Baker, felt that no
collusion existed between Mr. Bazalgette and Mr. Furness
with respect to that contract. They recommend the board

to call the engineer's attention to the terms of his agree•
went, and that in future the whole of his time and ener-
gies be devoted to the board, and that he at onto un-
hesitatingly give up all claims under the agreement, which
it was felt he had improperly uttered into. Mr. Bazalgette
having voluntarily handed in a guarantee in writing to
carry out the suggestion made in the last paragraph of the
amendment, the motion was carried by 11 to 9.

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