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

Metropolitan Board of VVorks.

The ordinary weekly meeting of the Motropo_litn,J3o:9,l;d:
of Works was held yesterday at their offices, Dl3."'"D-'
dens, Sir John Thwaites in the chair.

FINANCE.
The cash statement showed that the balances in the
hands of the treasurer were—on current accounts X 1397758
3s. ld., and on deposit accounts £123,037 135. sd.
PROPOSED INCREASE IN THE VESTRY OF RENSINOTO,T. t
A deputation waited on the board from the inbabitfch
ratepayers of the ward of St. John, Notting-hill, in the pa"i"l
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of St. Mary bbott's, en i
--s-nton, to reset a
praying that the boardK
would consent to an increase nthe
n um ber of vestrymen at Kensington.
Mr. Freeman introduced then deputation, when the Me:
morial was read by Mr. Pollard, the clark to the board. 11'
,i;vided
set forth that when the parish of Kensington was
into three wards, namely, St. Mary Abbott's, HolY
and St. John's, Notting-hill, they were awarded 84 051;
men, of whom St. Mary Abbott's returned 30; 14°5t.
Trinity, 24 ; and St. John's, 27. Since that Peri°dm.
John's had nearly doubled both in population and the nu.
ber of inhabited houses, while the other parishes bad„,To
creased in only a comparatively small proportion. J-
memorial, therefore, prayed that the number of vestrslne:
might be increased to 120, or in the event of that being re
fused, that there might be a re-adjustment of the nnwfbeor;
as follows : St. Mary Abbott's 24, in the place °
Netting-
Holy Trinity 24, instead of 27 ; and St. Johns,
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hill, 36, in place of 27. .wrds
The CHAIRMAN wished to know if the other tW° -
coincided with the memorial ?
RICHARDSON addressed the board, and said that there
was no doubt that some in the other parishes would obijae:
to it, and he hoped an opportunity would be 6'4°12
for laying their views the d.
The CHAIRMAN said before
they must boar
have all the facts bef°rief
them, and then they would no doubt do justice betweena
parties.
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR asked what was the average °umber
of vestrymen who attended the meetings.
Mr. RICHARDSON - About forty.
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR—And do they do the business well
r. FREEMAN then moved that the memorial be referred
to the Main Drainage Committee, with authority to cora
municate with all parties interested, and to report t 0 the

board.
Mr. SAVAGE seconded the motion, and it was orried
unanimously.

VENTILATION OF SEWERS.
A report was brought up from the Main Drainage C49re-
te
mittee, recommending that the committee be authorised
offer a premium of 250 guineas for the best plan for eaw
tralising and rendering harmless the offensive and poisonone
gases in sewers.
Mr. FREEMAN moved the adoption of the report.
Mr. CoLuNsoN thought the proposition premature, at
moved as an amendment, " That inasmuch as a large s'e
of money has been recently expended in the main drainage
works of the metropolis, it is not at present expedient
utao
incur any further expense until after a fair trial of them
it 3
is shown that offensive gases are generated in the sevre
after the main drainage works are completed."

Mr. HEALEY seconded the amendment.
This subject led to a long discussion ; but on a divisT
there appeared—for the original motion 14, against it 1
and as this was not a majority of the board present, °jet°
was no order on the question.
THE FIRE BRIGADE. aiusge
Another report was brought up from the Main Pr ,00
Committee, reporting, "That in the opinion of the conara.", e
it is expedient for the board to organise a sYstera f°r
t'p
metropolis, in protection of life from fire in the
with the Fire Brigade ; and that, having regard t° t the
limitation of the power of the board in the present
make a rate of only one halfpenny in the pound, it je's,.ethe
pedient to seek further taxing powers for providing o'3: t
expense of such a system ; and that it be referred bee'
ntieb
the committee to take all the necessary steps for e,.pF °
that object."
Mr. FREEMAN moved the adoption of the report. t`qoor
This recommendation was discussed atlength, end
t hree amendments were moved ; but the sub'ect Wag el:r
tually referred back to the committee for further de-
ration.

THAMES E
lANNSKT MERENATND(COWNATTRAERCLTONO OB.RII)DEGEETM:TES W°l-
Tho works that have been executed in connection spit
the contract comprise about 3,391 ft. inlength of timber of
iron caisson dams, either completed or in various stag
°
progress. The completed works comprise about 1,347,ft;
h
length of the low level sewer, 284 ft. of the sewer for lfo-ere:
cepting the smaller drains formerly discharging °LI tAL fore,
shore of the river, and 916 ft of the subway• About m.'"' sly
cubic yards of earth and other like material, obtainedPegrd' io
from the land and partly from the river, have been fillwiao
behind the walls and in the embankment generally. d'
approximate cost of the work done, materials on the grounus
and plant is £265,003, or £13,633 in excess of the preen of
month. Of the total amount the proportionate 5u111,6 04
£l6l 424 is for works, £51,915 for materials, and Oil-
f or plant.
THAMES EMBANKMENT (CONTRACT No. 2) BETWEES
WATERLOO BRIDGE AND TEMPLE GARDENS. of
During the past month, within the completed darn° 0
Somei set House and the Temple steamboat pier, 909 C 0131),
yards of concrete have been deposited, 60 rods of bricicc't,
built, and 7,538 cubic feet of granite bedded. The eastelf
dam will shortly be completed. About 3,546 cubic yard 6;,.
good binding material have been filled in for the2Oft.bse'd
ing. The approximate value of the works completed, ga) f
of the materials and plant on the ground, is £169,30C.90
which the sum 0t.£5,161 is due to the progress made wtoira
the past month. Of the total amount the proportionate 0..4
of £131,703 is for work done, £17,630 for materials,
£20,017 for plant.

LOW LEVEL .
About 607 ft. of the main Iine,SEWER and about 134 ft. ofotasliet
Old Ford branch sewer, have been completed in the
were
month, making a total length of nearly 44 miles a 0.--e
of
constructed under this conti act, the approximate 'valust
which is .£185,361, or .£6,940 for the work done in tile Pg

mouth.

ABBEY PUMEING MILLS STATION. tp
The internal and external walls have been built up
6;16
averageo height of seven feet above the concrete, o'u f
h lding-down shores, containing in all 1,000 cubic,fe°t pd
bedderamley Hall stone have been prepared, dre6se;L 50d
d
bedded. The quantity deposited outside the
within the vacant spaces inside the buildings is 844 Y4-ap
and the number of rods of brickwork built 197. 111%i-c-1;
proximate value of the work completed is .£16,173n , he past
the sum of £2,041 represents the progress made
month. Portions of the machinery continuo to arrive on
the ground from Messrs. Rothwell's foundry-
SOUTH SIDE OF THE THAMES. 366
Thames Embankment (Contract No. I).—About 17
i t
1 1 03 YO
feet run of piling in the dam, and 1,600 feet of stagiug
0
been driven to an average depth of 16 feet. About 1497
cubic feet of timber, and 77 tons of cast iron Piut le ores
have been used in this work, and there are abo 411-
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cubic feet of timber on the ground ready for use•
proximate value of these preliminary works is estiluated 6
£20,000.
The report was reeeivedja. -e_ to be e
the minutes. ,
board
The formal business having been disposod the
adjourned. - h\dV.oBrAdoZALI
dGETTE, Engineer.
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