The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-22 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN BOARD OP WORKS.

Yesterday the usual weekly meeting of the board was
held at Guildhall.
NEW STREET, SOUTHWARK.

A deputation from the inhabitants of High-street,
Southwark, was introduced by Mr. Harris. Mr. New-
som headed the deputation, and presented a memorial,
which eel; forth that the memorialists from lonr, expe-
rience knew that the impediments in High-street,bSouth-
wark; most frequently originated at the Town-hall, and
that the dangerous velocity acquired by carriages on the
declivity from the bridge did not cease till they arrived
on level ground at the entrance to Three-crown-square,
Believing that the project of the board would he incom-
plete should the Town-hall and houses; contiguous he left
standing, or should the new street be entered by too
short a curve at the end of York-itrieet, they therefore
recommended that the Town-hall and the contiguous
bouces be removed and Counter-street be obliterated
from the map.

Toe CHAIRMAN said, as to the removal of the Town-
hall and the houses adjoining he might at once state
that the board had scheduled both the hall and the
houses, though they had not been included in the esti•
mates. It ;night, however, be a question whether the
board would carry out their powers in that respect.
With regard to the curve the board had determined that
it should commence at York-street. The new street
would be 70 feet in width, and no doubt would bring a
large traffic to it ; it was therefore desirable that the
mouth of the street should possess every facilitky ofaccess.
The necessary notices had been given of an applicatiim
to Parliament in the ensuing session, and that with the
approval of the Government.
In answer to questions by Mr. H. L. TAYLOR and
Mr. Deputy HARlitsorr,
Mr. Nmvsom said be did not think the memorialists
were sufficiently interested in the matter to induce them
to bear the expense of the alterations they asked for in
case the board refused to give their consent to such
alterations on any other terms.
The memorial was then received.
THE PROPOSED NEW PARK IN FINSBURY.

A deputation horn the vestries of the parishes of St.
Mary, Islington ; St. James, and St. John, Clerkenwell ;
and the district board of works of St. Andrew, Holborn,
presented a memorial, advocating the formation of a
park for the northern suburbs of the metropolis.
Mr. Cox, who. headed the deputation, said the plan
had been approved by the Prime' Minister, and they had
a promise of 50,0001. from the Government towards the
carrying out of thc plan, and the Parliamentary notices
had been given for the necessary powers for raising the
remaining sum required—viz., 150,0001. What the
committee proposed was, that the board should take up
their Parliamentary notice, obtain the bill, and do the
work ; but, in the event of the board refusiegto do the
work, the committee proposed to have the execution of
it vested in trustees. The deputation, however, deemed
that this was a fitting werk for the board to undertake,
and one from which they would derive credit and the
public advantage.
The CHAIRMAN asked Mr. Cox if he thought it com-
petent for the board to take up the notices given by the
committee of the united parishes ?
Mr. Cox said that he had taken advice on the subject,
and had not the slightest hesitation in sating the posi-
tion in which the board would stand provided they
agreed to undertake the work which would be this : they
would have nothing to do save to prepare the bill and
carry it through Parliament, which he thought they
would have no difficulty in doing. The manner in which
the committee proposed to raise the 150,0001. was by a
general rate.
The memorial was received and ordered to be printed,
circulated among the members, and taken into consider-
ation on Friday next, the 28th instant.

DEPUTATION TO SIR B. 'HILL.
The CHAIRMAN said it might be convenient, and was
doubtless expected, that the deputation appointed to
meet the Chief Commissioner should make their report.
All he had to say on this subject was that the deputation
went up animated by the best spirit to settle the ques-
tion, and that they were met in the same spirit by the
First Commissioner. He hoped and believed that the
report they had now to present would be satisfactory to
the board and the public.
The Clerk (Mr. Woo'rich) then read the following
report :

" 1, Greek-street, Soho-square, Nov. 21, 1856.
" The deputation appointed on the 14th inst. to confer
with the First Commissioner of her Majesty's Works, &c.,
on the various plans of intercepting sewage, have to report
that, pursuant to the instructions of the board, they had
an interview with the First Commissioner at the Office of
Works yesterday, and that he then produced to them a re-
port from Capt. Burstall, suggesting certain points of out-
fall for the intercepting drainage, which he (the First Com-
missioner) said would satisfy the requirements of the Me-
tropolis Local Management Act in that respect ; and the
First Commissioner moreover gave the deputation to un-
derstand, that if the board would submit to him a plan of
intercepting drainage, adopting these points, he would be
prepared to approve such plan so far as concerns the out-
fall. The deputation beg to submit the report referred to
fur the information of the board. (The report of Captain
Burden was hero appended, which has already been pub-
lished).

(Signed)

" J. THWAITES.
" EDWARD HARRISON."
Mr. FEW moved that the report be printed, circulated,
and taken into consideration on Tuesday next, the 25th
instant.

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that the following words
Mr. WiLkissort seconded the amendment, which he
said rendeired the original motion mere it. He
wtioierdestbbeeracidedeeed.
exPlicwhether
was desirous of hearing from the chairman
.n the subject of deodorisation formed a matter of discussion
yesterday before the First Commissioner?
question
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the subject of discussion. The point of discharge, was evident, must involve the capacity of the reservo2For
The board then divided, when the motion of Avi
e.
Wright was carried, and Tuesday weekappointed as th
day op which the report would be taken into eon-
such a
sideration. formed
it

PARLIAMENTARY BILLS.
The committee of works Were directed to draw up
bills for the new street in Southwark and Covent-garden.
FINANCE.
The financial statement showed a total eneral balance
of 109,008/.155. lid.
The board adjourned at liaif-past four o'clock.