The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-25 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.

[The following appeared in part of our impression of
yesterday :-1
The Beard assembled this day in the Council Cham-
ber, Guildhall. Mr. Thwaites in the chair.
The minutes of the last Court having been read,
A deputation from the Vestry of the parish of Ro.
therhithe was introduced, and presented a memorial
relative to the formation of a park in that place.

Mr. LEGGE, on the part of the memorialists, stated
that the ground proposed to be taken comprised 32
acres in the parish of Bermondsey, and 54 in Rotber-
!lithe. It was at present partly occupied by market
gardeners, and the expense of making the proposed park
would amount to 40,0001. The land would cost 32,0001.,
and after the park had been laid out, it could be kept in
order for about 2001. per annum.
The memorial was ordered to be received.
The board was afterwards occupied a considerable

time in hearing a statement of Mr. Badger, district sur-
veyor, in answer to a complaint of Mr. Harding, a
builder residing at Lewisham. The point was whether
sufficient notice had been given by the district surveyor
that a certain bow window, in a house in the course of
erection by Mr. Harding, was contrary to the act.
A division was taken, when the statement of Mr.
Badger was decided to be unsatisfactory.
A rep )rt . was brought up frmn the Committee of
Works and Improvements, recommending that the
necessary surveys be forthwithl made for wideuingUnion-
street, Southwark, in conformity with the recommenda-
tion of Mr. Irvine in his suggestion for improvements in
the borough of Southwark, and also that Messrs. Smith
and Son should be allowed 7001. for their professional
services for the twelve months, beginning Ist Novem-
ber, 1856, and ending 31st October, 1857.
That part 9f the report relative to the Messrs. Smith
was received.

Mr. TURNER then moved the second part of the ro•
commendation, viz., that surveys ba forthwith made for
widenina Union-street, Southwark.

Mr. FEW said if the new street in Southwark was
to be made, he could not see why this survey should
take plans. He could not understand the use of widen-
ing Union•street, without it was intended to shelve the
making of the new street in the Borough.
Ater a short discussion, that part of the report rela-
tive to the widening of Union-street was withdrawn.
A report of the committee on the duties of the hoard

was then brought up. It recommended that surveyors
for the district of St. Mary's, Newington, the central
division of Lambeth, and the northern division of Bat-
tersea, be elected on Friday the 31st, and that advertise-
ments be inserted in the papers, inviting applications
from such candidates.
The report was received.
Various reports from the engineer, Mr. Bazalaette,
among which was one on the failure of the Gland Junc-
ti•on and Grosvenor Canal Company to give three clear
days' notice of their i,,tention to run off water from their
works int.) the metropolitan sewers. This report was
ordered to be printed.
BUILDING OVER PDRECOURTS.

Mr. D'IFFANGER moved that Mr. James 1331 t, of the
Princess Royal public-house, Paddington, have leave
given hirn to extend his shop front. The lucal board
had given their consent to the alteraticn.

Mr. Deputy HARRISON opposed the application. The
superintending architect had reported apinst the appli-
cation, and he thought that decision ought to be sup-
ported.
Various motions and amendments were made and
divisions taken, but ultaryttely the motion of the super.
intending architect was confirmed.