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The .weekly. meeting of the Metropolitan Board
'of Works was held yesterday, at the offices in
.Spring-gardens; Mr. J. THWAITES in the chair,
Mr. POLLARD, the clerk, read communications
from the district boards of works of St. Mary,
Islington, and St. Marylebone, stating that it was
their opinion that the proposed road through Hyde-
park was a strict local necessity, and that, there-
fore, it would be nnjust to appropriate any= portion
of the metropolitan rates towards its formation.
l‘Ir• Hughes . introduced a deputation from the
Board of Works for the Westminster district, to
present a memorial on the subject, also in opposi-
tion to tho measure.

A report Wes brought up from the Covert-gar-
den approach committee, to whom this queW6r.
bad been referred at the last board day, submitting
plans and estimates for the proposed road, and re-
commending that Mr. Cowper be informed that it
would, in the opinion'of the board, be a great pub-
lic convenience during the Exhibition, anu to the
localities in its. vicinity ; that the board, however,
with every desire to meet the views of the First
Commissioner and the public, regret they have i,o
funds at their diskJosal to effect this great public
improvement ; they will, however, be quite pre-
pared to make the same if Parliament will place
at their disposal funds other than those derived
from direct taxation for metropolitan improvements.
Mr. LEGG moved the adoption of the report,
which was seconded by Tr.
Mr.
Mr. ROBINSON thought they ought to meet this
motion by a decided negative, as the road was for
a local and a temporary purpose. The time of the
committee had been occupied in looking over seven
different schemes submitted to the Government.
Those plans had to a certain extent been considered
by the committee; but now that which was se-
lected, No. 5, was ignored, and they were told that
the chief ranger would not allow the road to go
through Hyde-park, but through Kensington-gar-
dens, which would be a more expensive road. The
other day, when Mr. Fowler, the engineer, was be-
fore the committee, the question was put to him
whether the expedition with which this road would be
formed would not tend to increase the expense, and
he at once said it would do so materially; and that
increased expense was one of the most important
things they would 4tive to oonsider. As to the road
itself, it was wanted for a particular purpose, was
local in its character, and he did hope under these
circumstances that this motion would be rejected by
a large majority.

Mr. BENNETT said the question of ways and
means for this: road was very fully discussed last
week ; but this week the case appeared to be alto-
gether altered. It was then proposed that the road
n , not being op-
posed go through Hyde-park. They now heard
that the ranger of the park would not allow Hyde-
park to be cut through. He should move as an
amendment, "That this board, having regard to the
privacy of Kensington-gardens, which would be
seriously interfered with, could not assent to it, and
declined to carry eut the scheme now proposed."
Mr. HALL seconded the amendment.
The CHAIRMAN said it was hardly correct to say
that permission to make the road through Hyde-
park was withdrawn. The ranger said if there was
to be a road across Hyde-park, it would necessitate
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Mr. LE BRETON then moved as an amendment—
" That this Board is of opinion that a road across
Hyde-park, from Victoria-gate to Kensington-gore,
would greatly facilitate the public traffic, and would
be an important metropolitan improvement; and
having considered the various plans submitted to
them by the direction of the First Commis-
sioner, approves of the plan No. 5, for forming a
new road along or near the fence of Kensington-
gardens, crossing the bridge over the Serpentine on
a level, at the estimated cost of £27,526 ; and this
Board is prepared to undertake the making of the
road, provided the Treasury should be empowered
by act of Parliament to transfer to this board the
balance of the coal dues which the corporation of
the city London are about to pay over to the
Treasury."
This having been seconded,
After a few words from Mr. SAVAGE,
Mr. BRISTOW, M.P., said he considered the road
would be a great improvement, but he was not dis-
posed to effect it out of the ratepayers' pockets.
On the question being put, the amendment was
negatived by a majority of 21 to 11.

The original motion was then put and carried by
a majority of 25 to 7. Some other business was
then disposed of, and the board adjourned;