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

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.

[The following appeared in part of our impression of
yesterday
The B )ard 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 h 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 51 in Bother.
hithe. 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 report was brought up from the Committee of
Works and Improvements, recommending that the
neeessary surveys be forthwith made for widening Union-
street, Southwark, in conformity with the reconamenda-
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 let Novem-
ber, 1856, and ending 31st October, 1857.
That part of the report relative to the Messrs. Smith
was received.

Mr. TURNER then moved the second part of the re-
commendation, viz., that surveys be forthwith made for
widening 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 place. 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.
After 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tive to the widening of Union-street was withdrawn.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 board
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. Bazalgette,
among which was one on the failure of the Grand Junc-
tion and Grosvenor Canal Company to give three clear
days' notice of their intention to run off water from their
works into the metropolitan sewers. This report was
ordered to be printed.

BUILDING OVER YORECOURTS.
Mr. D'IYFANGER moved that Mr. James Bolt, of the
Princess Royal public-house, Paddington, have leavo
given him to extend his shop front. The local board
had given their consent to the alteration.
Mr. Deputy HARRISON opposed the application. The
superintending architect had reported against the appli-
cation, and he thought that decision ought to be sup-
ported.

Various motions and amendments were made and
divisions taken, but ultimately the motion of the super-
intending architect was confirmed.
THE MAIN DRAINAGE SCHEME.
A resolution passed at last meeting was then read.
It was to the effect that the plan agreed to for the main
drainage scheme be considered, and the best means for
laying it before the Government be adopted.
Mr. Deputy HARRISON said that he was present on
the occasion when a former deputation waited on the
Government, and he then saw that the chairman and
engineer were the persons chiefly consulted. On the
present occasion he should move that this board, when
it submits to the Government the scheme it has adopted
for the main drainage of the metropolis, be represented
by the chairman, engineer, and clerk.
Mr. CARPMAEL seconded the resolution.

Mr. LESLIE protested against the whole proceedings.
He maintained that the decision arrived at was illegal,
inasmuch as it was agreed to by a board not specially
convened for the purpose.
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The CHAIRMAN said the court was specially convened
for the consideration of certain matters, the main drain-
age amongst them.
Mr. LESLIE having stated several other objections,
handed in a protest against the decision, and said be
should feel it his duty to accompany the chairman when
he waited on Sir B. Hall, in his capacity as a member
for Belgravia, and strongly urge upon the hon. baro-
net his reason for objecting to having a permanent
pumping station in the parish of St. George's Han-
over-aquare, whereby the sewage from Hammer-
smith, Kensington, and other places, would he col-
lected in that vicinity, and create there an insufferable
nuisance.

Mr. HewsEs wished that the decision arrived at
the last meeting of the board should be recon-
sidered and rescinded.

A short discussion here took place, in which some
speakers were in favour of a deputation of the six mem-
bers who had previously waited on the Government
taking the scheme up.
Mr. TAYLOR said he thought the proper course to
adopt was to place the official seal of the board on the
plan., and send it in the ordinary way documents are
forwarded to the Government. He did not see any
occasion why the chairman or engineer should be sent
with the scheme. _

Mr. NICHOLAY moved an amendment—" That the
plan be sent to the Government with the official seal of
the hoard upon it."
Mr. LEALIPI said he should vote for the scheme being
sent to the Government with the seal upon it. Ho
hoped it would he sent as soon as possible, for he was
certai❑ they would have it returned to them, and the
whole subject would have to be reconsidered. (Laughter
and hear, hear.) .
Mr. TENNIS said he thought the best plan was to send
it in a brown pap'r parcel by the Parcels Delivery
Company. (Laughter, and hear.) He thought at all
events it, ought to be sent up without any deputation, as
it could not be defended for an instant.

Mr. D.:ptity HARRISON said it would be a disrespect
to the chairman, if they sent the sche•ue with merely
the seal of the board upon it. (No, no.)
The Clerk then read the motion that the plan be sub-
mitted to the Government by the chairman, engineer,
and clerk.

A division was then taken on the question that the
official seal be placed on the scheme, and it be trans-
mitted to the Government without a deputation. The
motion was negatived.

A division then took place upon the original motion
that the chairman, engineer, and clerk convey the
scheme to the Government, when there appeared—
For the motion lB
Against it
Majority
The motion was then agreed to.
After the transaction of some routine business the
board adjourned.

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