The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-23 00:00:00

City Sewers Commission.

The Commissioners of Sewers of the City of Lon-
don met yesterday at Guildhall, under the presi-
dency of Mr. Deputy De Jersey. Among the
matters on the paper of business for consideration
were the adjourned summonses against the contrac-
tors for not removing the snow from the streets of
the City during the recent severe frostf and also a
motion relative to the proposed improvement in
Throgniorton-street, both of which subjects have
given rise to considerable discusAon at previous
commission. The meeting was very
numerously .
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After the disposal of certain routine business,
The Chairman brought up the report from the
Improvement Committee on the question of taking
the house No. 37, Throgmorton•sttztt,hfoorrouthgehfpaurre-.
and improving
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circuwstances the committee stated there would be
many interests to compensate. They accordingly
had laid before them a statement of, assets and lia-
bilities, with a view to show 'what amount of cash
there might be available during the next three years,
and it showed the amount already incurred by the
commission for widening and improving certain
streets was so large as to render it necessary that
extreme caution should be used before they em-
barked at the present time in works involving an
expenditure of a considerable sum of money. The
committee, however, expressed an opinion that the
proposed widening of Throgmorton-street at the
point in question was most desirable ; but, looking
to the present financial position of the commission,
they did not consider themselves justified in recom-
mending that the house referred to should be taken
at the present time. From the statement submitted
to committee, it appeared that up to the 18th inst.
the commissioners had already incurred liabilities
for improvements already agreed to and compensation
fixed to the extent of £95,261. The estimated pro-
bable amount for improvements to be effected, but
the compensation for which was under settlement,
was £33,812 ; and the liabilities for scavenging,
lighting, law expenses,&c., were estimated at £lO,OOO.
The account also included an estimated expenditure
for three years, excluding improvements, amounting
to £266,400. The total amount of liabilities there-
fore reached £405,473. On the other side of the ac-
count it was shown that there was cash in hand
amounting t 018,265; outstanding rates to be received
about £12,000 ; rates in aid of improvement by the
Metropolitan Board
of Works, and not yet recoived,
£10,435 ; and land and ground rent in hand esti-
mated at £22,275. The estimated produce of the
consolidated rate at ls. 6d. in the pound on the pre-
sent rental of the City, viz., £1,510,000, for three
years was £336,000, and the estimated produce from
hoards, scaffolds, &c., was £12,000. In addition to
the above amounts the sum of £13,500 was added in
respect of the ground in Newgate-street and Blue-
coat-buildings already sold. The total amount
of the assets was therefore named at £414,475. To
this statement was added a note, that any sums that
may hereafter be voted by the Court of Common
Council or by the Metropolitan Board of Works in
aid of improvements already done, or which were
now under settlement, would be so much addition
to the assets, and therefore might be applied to future
improvements.

The CHAIRMAN briefly introduced the subject,
and moved the adoption of the report.
Mr. J. E. SAUNDERS moved an amendment '
effect that notices be given to take 14-- _...0 the
37, Throgmorton-street, fn- ' ' _.e premises, No.
the thoroughfare
.... Gne purpose of widening
,f ne urged that this spot, in