Report from Select Committee on Metropolis Sewers : with minutes of evidence, and an appendix.
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Metropolis Sewers.
- Date:
- [1834]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Report from Select Committee on Metropolis Sewers : with minutes of evidence, and an appendix. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![32] depend on the construction of the furnace : at all events, whatever passes without being decomposed, will be thrown into the atmosphere at an elevation of 80 or 100 feet, and at a hicrh terffperature, and will in consequence be quickly carried away, and become so much diluted as to%e rendered perfectly innoxious. But in all this it is supposed that the fire burns sufficiently freely to keep up the required temperature. I here therefore state the only fear I entertain of the complete success of the plan; it is this, that air supplied entirely from the sewer may not be sufficiently pure to support combustion to the extent required. I mention this, not because I attach much weight to it, but because it is proper that every objection that can be offered should be fairly stated. Whether the objection is serious or not, can only be ascertained by experiment. In III. - - - HOLBORN AND FINSBURY DIVISION. III. Holborn and Finsbury Division. 1.—A RETURN containing an Account of all Sums rated within Holborn Division by the 1st of January 1824 and the 31st December 1833; distinguishing the Amount under distinct and separate Heads of Works, AMOUNT At what DEFICIENCIES AMOUNT YEARS. of Rate per Pound RATES. thereon.* Collected. Assessed. £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. 1824 - - 7,540 5 9 at threepence - UO55 17 5 6,484 8 4 1825 - - - 15,896 16 - at sixpence 2,412 13 7 13,484 2 5 1826 - . - - no rate K “ ‘ - - - - - J827 - , - - - ditto - - - 1828 - - - 15,804 14 6 at sixpence - - * 1829 - - - no rate - - - - 1830 - - ditto - - - - - - 1831 - - 15,275 11 6 at sixpence 1,492 10 4 13,789 2 2 1832 - - - - no rate • • - - 1833 - - a* 15A03 13 6 at sixpence now collecting • “ - - EXPENDITURE. - - - - - - ESTABLISHMENT. Rate Books, Expenses of preparing them for the Collectors, and Payments to the Vestry Clerks for Copies of the Poor’s Rates. Charges for Printing, Stationery, Rent, Taxes, including the annual publication of the Accounts, Forms of Rates, Books, Warrants and other Documents. and binding Rate Books, Books of Accounts, &c. Repairs of Commissioners’ Office. and Expenses for Commissioners’ Office, including Coals, Articles of Furniture. £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. 56 — - 30 16 - 48 13 - 65 3 - 92 9 - 13 13 - 66 14 - 64 4 1 . - 68 - - 77 10 6 51 2 - 72 7 1 17 9 - 100 7 5 - - m 36-6 51 10 3 - - 90 17 7 77 10 6 54 6 6 62 - - 200 - - + 95 14 11 * - - 45 12 - 55-3 357 9 10 105 11 11 5 - - 38 14 - 27 11 5 514 18 8 187 3 8 42 10 6 84 18 6 45 19 8 76 19 9 79 18 3 35 - - 26 11 - 22 15 6 180 9 - 76 11 7 39 18 — 59 5 6 54 9 1 11 6 8 7 6 6- 1 The deficiencies arise from relief given to parties for unoccupied land and houses, or being houses separately assessed, but paid for by the landlords at a composition, also included in the miles from the city of London); and also for Lincoln’s Inn, all which is assessed, but not t Upon the renewal of the lease of the Commissioners’ office in 1828, sundry repairs and necessary, and a strong room erected for the deposit of the records and documents of the](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30459205_0232.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
