The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-09 00:00:00

City Sewers Commission.

On Tuesday the Commissioners of Sewers of the
City of London met in the Sewers Court-room, at
the Guildhall, for the despatch of public business.
The chairman of the Commission, Mr. Deputy De
Jersey, presided, and amongst those present were
Deputy Cork, Deputy Bower, Deputy Bone, De-
puty White, Deputy Perkins, Deputy Obbard,
Messrs. George Walter, B. Spitsbury, H. Nind, R.
J. Chaplin, J. Thomas, H. L. Taylor, H. A. Israel,
S. Straker, &c.

At the commencement of the proceedings,

Mr. B. J. CIIAPLIN drew the attention of the
members to the loss which they had sustained by
reason of the death of Mr. Deputy Lorking, who,
he said, had been:connected with the Corporation
as a member of the Court of Common Council and
of the Court of Sewers for nearly half a century.
During that long period he had always given his
best energies to the interests of the Corporation
and the citizens generally, and he (Mr. Chaplin)
asked the members to agree to a resolution of con-
dolence with the family of the deceased gentleman
in the loss they had sustained.
Deputy PERKINS seconded the motion.
The CHAR:3I-IN, as a colleague of the late :deputy
in the Court of Common Council, speaking from
an association with him during the last quarter of a
century, bore testimony to the attention and zeal
with which he had attended to his duties as a mem-
ber of the Corporation.
The motion was agreed to, and was ordered to
be communicated to the family of the deceased
gentleman by Mr. Daw, the principal clerk.
Mr. Deputy BONE called attention to what he
considered a public nuisance, which. arose from the
posting of bills on the hoardings erected in front of
premises in the City which were in course of erection.
It seemed to him that obstruction was caused both
by the bill-stickers and by persons stopping to read
the placards, and he considered that wherever a
license for a hoarding was granted a condition
should be imposed necessitating the removal of the
placards.
The CHAIRMAN observed that it would be a ques-
tion for future consideration whether or not the
commissioners had the power to put any restriction
upon the builders to whom they granted licenses to
put up the hoardings.
Ultimately it was referred to the General Pur-
poses Committee to consider the powers of the com-
missioners, and to report thereon to the court.
The question of the removal of the parish church
of St. Benet, Gracechurch-street, was brought under
the notice of the Court by Mr. SAMUEL STRAKER,
who thought that the inhabitants ought to be in-
formed what the present position of affairs was with
respect to the improvement.

The CHAIRMAN said that this subject had been
for a considerable time under the consideration of
one of the committees of the court, who had given
it their serious attention. Notwithstanding re-
peated negotiations they had been unable to come
to any reasonable arrangement with the Ecclesiasti-
cal Commissioners, and he trusted that the paro-
chial authorities would do all they could to bring
about a satisfactory result. (Hear.)
The matter then dropped.
A report was read from the Improvement Com-
mittee upon the subject of the proposed widening of
Great Winchester-street. They stated that new
lines of frontage had been arranged, by which vari-
ous show posts now projecting into the street were
to be set back, and the angles of the buildings at the
corner of the street were to be rounded off, without
expense to the Commission. They also stated that,
as any further improvement would involve a very
large outlay of the public money, they recommended
the Court to take no further steps in the matter..
Mr. SAUNDERS strongly urged the Court to em-
brace the present opportunity of carrying out the
improvement.
The report was agreed to.