The Metropolitan Board of Works held a sitting yesterday. Two
sub- jects of general interest came under their notice. Mr. Savage moved that the Board should seek to obtain, next session, an act to provide a Park for the Northern parishes of the Metropolis, and power to raise 150,000/. for that purpose. The motion met with some sup- port ; but the Board adopted, by 20 to 11, an amendment referring the whole question of Parks to the Committee of Works, with instructions to inquire into the expense and comparative urgency of the proposals before it. The other subject was connected with the main-drainage scheme. The Chairman read a letter from Sir Morton Pete, asking for leave to attend the Board, with Mr. M'Clean, in order to explain his plan for carrying the collected sewage from West Haut to the sea. Sir Morton Pete not only supports this plan, but offers to con- struct the works from West Ham to the sea, if the Board will pay 5 per cent on the rest of their works and outfall connected therewith. A mo- tion was made that Sir Morton should be requested to attend. The Chairman, however, made some explanations intended to show the im- practicable character of that part of Mr. M'Clean's scheme which pro- vides for carrying the Southern sewage over the Thames ; and the mo- tion was negatived.
Sir Culling Eardley and deputations from Erith and Gravesend waited on Lord Palmerston yesterday, to explain how greatly Erith and Graves- end would be aggrieved if the outfalls of the London sewage were to be, as proposed, near Erith. If the scheme be seriously attempted, Sir Cul- ling said, Erith and Gravesend will use every legal weapon to defend themselves. Lord Palmerston promised to consider the subject.
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