The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-07 00:00:00

CENTRAL RAILWAY IN THE CITY.

Mr. Deputy BOWER brought up a report from
the Imprdvement Committee relative to the esta-
blishment of a central railway station in the City
of London. The report stated that the question
had been submitted t 6 the committee whether
it was in the first place desirable that, there
should be a railway station in the City of
London connecting all the different lines of
railway, and next as to the best site" for the
erection of such a station, supposing the committee
should come to the conclusion that it was desirable
to have one. The committee had conferred with
Mr. Bunning, the City architect, upon the subject ;
and upon all the facts within their knowledge
they had come to the conclusion that it was abso-
lutely necessary that there should be a central
railway station in the City of London, and that the
best site for it should be Farringdon-street. The
effect of having the station at this spot would be
to materially improve. Holborn-hill and Skinner-
street, and would reduce the gradient from one
foot in nineteen to one foot in forty in the case of
Holborn-hill, and one foot in forty-six in Skinner-
street, which alone would be a most important im-
provement. The committee were also of opinion
that the carrying out of the proposed Central Rail-
way station would not only be advantageous in
removing the inconvenience occasioned by Holborn-
hill and Skinner-street, but that it would be a very
great advantage to the public generally, and
would greatly improve the City property in Far-
ringdon-market and Victoria-street. The report
likewise stated that the projected station Would be

of very great importance in connexion with the
proposed new market in Smithfield, and they re-
commended that the court should continue their
powers to carry out the proposed plan.
Mr. Deputy BOWER moved the adoption of the
report, which was then agreed to.
Mr. Deputy HAnnisoN brought forward a re-
commendation of the Coal, Corn, and Finance Com-
mittee that the salary of Mr. Russell, the clerk
and collector of the coal duties, should be raised
from £650 to £6BO per annum, and that he should
be required to increase the salary of his clerk from
£BO to £l5O per annum.
This questien was before the court on a former
occasion, when it was negatived, and it now gave
rise to very considerable discussion. The grounds
for the increase of salary were the large increase
that had taken place in the duties of the office, owing
to the conveyance of coals to the metropolis by rail-
way, and the large amount of money passing through
Mr. Russell's hands. An amendment, to the effect
that the first portion of the recommendation for
an increase of salary to Mr. Russell should be
omitted, but that the portion relating to the in-
crease of the salary of the clerk be agreed to, was
carried by a majority of 7, the numbers being,
for the amendment 61, against it 54. Another
amendment was then proposed, that Mr. Russell
should receive a salary of £BOO a-year and
pay his clerk £l5O a-year salary out of that sum,
which would increase his- actual salary about
£BO a-year, and upon a division this amendment
was declared to be carried.