The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-03 00:00:00

Metropolitan Board of Works•

Tho ordinary weekly meeting of the Metropolitan .71.-°91:1
of Works was held yesterday at their offices, SPring-gar-
dens, Sir John Thwaites in the chair.

FINANCE. o
The cash statement showed that tho balances in th
bands of the treasurer were—on current accounts .£139,758
3s. ld., and on deposit accounts £123,037 13s. sd.
PROPOSED INCREASE IN THE VESTRY OF KENSINGTON.
A deputation waited on the board from the inbabrtant
ratepayers of the ward of St. John, Notting-hill, in the parialit
al
of St. Mary Abbott's, Kensington, to present a nieuterie
praying that the board would consent to an increase ill th
number of vestrymen at Kensington.
when the We;
Mr. Freeman introduced the deputation,
morial was read by Mr. Pollard, the clerk to the board•
sot forth that when the parish of Kensington was divide
into three wards, namely, St. Mary Abbott's, Holy Trinith
and St. John's, Notting-hill, they were awarded 84 Year i;
men, of whom St. Mary Abbott's returned 30; '°gl'.
Trinity, 24 ; and St. John's, 27. Since that peri°a -
John's had nearly doubled both in population and the null"
ber of inhabited houses, while the other parishes hadwibia;
creased in only a comparatively small proportion.
memorial, therefore, prayed that the number of vestrril,„..
might be increased to 120, or in the event of that being
fused, that there might be a re-adjustment of the uninbe:,
as follows : St. Mary Abbott's 24, in the place of 31'
Holy Trinity 24, instead of 27 ; and St. John's,
Notting
hill, 36, in place of 27.
The CHAIRMAN wished to know if the other two war
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coincided with the memorial ?
Mr. RicnAnDsos addressed the board, and said that there
was no doubt that some in the other parishes would objee
to it, and he hoped an opportunity would be given tiler°
for laying their views before the board.
The CHAIRMAN said they must have all the facts before
them, and then they would no doubt do justice between 4
parties.
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR asked what was the average number
of vestrymen who attended the meetings.

Mr. RICHARDSON—About forty. 112
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR —And do they do the business We

Mr. RICHARDSON—Yes, very well.
referred
Mr. FREEMAN then moved that the memorial be rei--
to the Main Drainage Committee, with authority to c°,112,,,,*
with nll ;.towo•eod, ..d to voport tO
board.
Mr. SAVAGE seconded the motion, and it was carried
unanimously.

VENTILATION OF SEWERS.
A report was brought up from the Main Drainage Coll'
mittee, recommending that the committee be authorised to
offer a premium of 250 guineas for the beat plan for net
tralising and rendering harmless the offensive and poison(/'
gases in sewers.

Mr. FREEMAN moved the adoption of the report.
Mr. COLLINSON thought the proposition premature, sultod
moved as an amendment, " That inasmuch as a large oil
of money has been recently expended in the main drainagto
works of the metropolis, it is not at present expedient d
incur any further expense until after a fair trial of there Os
it is shown that offensive gases are generated in the sewer
after the main drainage works are completed."

Mr. HEALEY seconded the amendment. -isioa
This subject led to a long discussion ; but on a 'l'l' 13 ;
there appeared—for the original motion 14, against itre
and as this was not a majority of the board present' e
was no order on the question.

THE FIRE BRIGADE.
Another report was brought up from the Main Dratlll42,
Committee, reporting,"That in the opinion of the coralnit'—
it is expedient for the board to organise a system for the
protection of life from fire in the metropolis, in conne%ioll
with the Fire Brigade ; and that, having regard to the
limitation of the power of the board in the present act t°
make a rate of only one halfpenny in the pound, it is 0e
-
pedient to seek further taxing powers for providing for to
expense of such a system ; and that it be referred back'
the committee to take all the necessary steps for eff"tiu6
that object."

Mr. FREEMAN moved the adoption of the report. or
This recommendation was discussed atlength, and t:r°
three amendments were moved; but the subject was
de-
tually referred back to the committee for further coriSl
ration.
THAMES EMBANKMENT (CONTRACT No. 1) BETWEEN I‘lsr-

MINSTER AND WATERLOO BRIDGES.
The works that have been executed in connection Iv°
the contract co • mprise about 3,3911 t. inlength of timber a f
iron caisson dams, either completed or in various stages
progress. The completed works comprise about 1,347 ft. in
length of the low level sewer, 284 ft. of the sewer for inter-
cepting the smaller drains formerly discharging on the f°7o
shore of the river, and 916 ft of the subway. About 490,131,
cubic yards of earth and other like material, obtainedpart.",,,
from the land and partly from the river, have been filled 1:
behind the walls and in the embankment generally.
approximate cost of the work done, materials on the growl 7„
and plant is £265,003, or £13,633 in excess of the previow;
month. Of the total amount the proportionate 81111:14
£l6l 424 is for works, £51,915 for materials, and Xfillv"
for plant.
THAMES EMBANKMENT (CONTRACT No. 2) BETWEEN

WATERLOO BRIDGE AND TEMPLE GARDENS. Of
During the past month, within the completed damS
Some' set House and the Temple steamboat pier, 909 cu
yards of concrete have been deposited, 60 rods of brickwork
built, and 7,538 cubic feet of granite bedded. The eastell
dam will shortly be completed. About 3,546 cubic yards
good binding material have been filled in for the2oft.bacic;
ing. The approximate value of the works completed, WI
of the materials and plant on the ground, is .£169,3507 °
which the sum of £5,461 is due to the progress made witiliu
the past month. Of the total amount the proportionate 51
of £131,703 is for work done, £17,630 for materials, 8°
£20,017 for plant.

LOW LEVEL SEWER.
About 607 ft. of the main line, and about 1341 t• of tl
Old Ford branch sewer, have been completed in the 1314:0
month, making a total length of nearly 41 miles Of sevof
constructed under this contract, the approximate value
which is .£183,361, or £6,940 for the work done in the &-
month.

ABBEY PUMPING MILLS STATION.
The internal and external walls have been built 111) "
1116
average height of seven feet above the concrete, a'',
holding-down shores, containing in all 1 000 cubic /o°' -
a
Bromley Hall stone have been prepared, dressed/ °quabedded. The quantity deposited outside the walls oil
within the vacant spaces inside the buildings is 814 yo'
and the number of rods of brickwork built 197. Tilei.a.,}ll
proximate value of the work completed is £16,173, of vi'ol-,t
the sum of £2,041 represents the progress made in the 13'9-0
month. Portions of the machinery continue to sal" °
the ground from Messrs. Rothwell's foundry.

SOUTH SIDE OF THE THAMES. A 65
Thames Embankment (Contract No. I).—About 113
feet run of piling in the dam, and 1,600 feet of staging
149,000
been driven to an average depth of 16 feet. About
cubic feet of timber, and 77 tons of cast iron pao shoreo()
have been used in this work, and there are about 4170
cubic feet of timber on the ground ready for use. It he 91);
proximate value of these preliminary works is estimated
£20,000.

J. W. BAZALGETTE,
• Eng;Weer•
The report was received and ordered to be entered
formal business having been disposed
the minutes.
Thef the D°Ard
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adjourned.