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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![III. Hoi born and Finsbury Division. Committee of Accounts. Clerks. Surveyors. Summoner and Crier. Office Keeper. Collectors. Inspectors. Altered ; see Addenda (A.) Officers’ Security. Security Bonds. Courts, when to be held. Meetings, General Committee. Surveyors’ regula¬ tions. 48] Resolved and Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of the Commissioners, to be Galled the Commissioners of Accounts, consisting of Samuel Mills, John Jackson, Francis Wie;^, Thomas Richard Read, Richard Carpenter and Thomas Longbotham, Esqrs., to audit the accounts of the several collectors of the rates to be made under this commission; and that the monies to be collected on account of such rates, and all other monies belonging to this commission, be deposited in the Bank of England, in the names of the said Com¬ missioners of Accounts, or some of them, who are hereby authorized and empowered to draw and issue cheques upon the cashiers of the Bank, for the payment, from time to time, of the salaries of the several officers of the commission, (which are hereby directed to be paid quarterly), and also of all monies due to the contractors, or other persons employed by the Commissioners, and such other sums as may from time to time be ordered by the court to be paid. Resolved and Ordered, That David Henry Stable and James Wilraot Lush, be, and they are hereby appointed, joint clerks to the said Commissioners, at the yearly salary of 440 /. Resolved and Ordered, That Samuel Page be appointed surveyor to the Holborn Division, at a yearly salary of 155 /., and an allowance of fifteen guineas per annum in lieu of fees, and half-a-guinea upon attending the meetings of the Commissioners. Resolved and Ordered, That Thomas Oliver be appointed surveyor to the Finsbury Division, at a salary of 2001. Resolved and Ordered, That Joseph Unwin be, and he is hereby appointed, summoner and crier of the Court of Sewers for the said limits, at the yearly salary of 40 /. Resolved and Ordered, That Thomas Wetherfield be, and he is hereby appointed, office- keeper to the commission, and to assist the clerks in the execution of their office, at the yearly salary of 100/. Resolved and Ordered, That the several persons appointed collectors of the rates under the late commission be continued in office. Resolved and Ordered, That James Blackburn and John Roe be, and they are hereby appointed, inspectors, to superintend (under the direction of the surveyors) the several works to be executed under the authority of this commission, (viz. the said James Black¬ burn for Holborn Division, and the said John Roe for Finsbury Division), at the yearly salary of 1001. each; and that Charles Wright be, and he is hereby appointed, clerk of the works, at the weekly wages of 30 s. Resolved, That each of the officers of the commission be required, in pursuance of the direction of the Act of Parliament in such case made and provided, to give security, with two sureties, for the due execution of his office, viz. the clerks and surveyors in 100/. each; the summoner and crier, office-keeper, and the inspectors, in 50/. each; also, that the several collectors do give security to the amount of 500 /., with two sureties to the amount of 250 L each, for the due collection of the rates. Ordered, That all security bonds taken by the Commissioners be entered in books, to be kept by the clerks for that purpose. Resolved, That the Courts of Sewers for the said limits he held quarterly, on the fourth Friday in January, April, July and October, unless occasion may require more frequent courts to be held. Resolved, That the Commissioners for general purposes do meet on the second Friday in every month, or oftener if occasion may require, to expedite such business as may be necessary to be done in the intervals between the meetings of the Court; and that in case of the non-attendance of any of the said Commissioners at their respective meetings for 12 months successively, unless prevented by sickness, such Commissioner shall be no longer considered a member of the committee; and upon a report being made thereof, that the vacancy be filled up at the next court. Ordered, That the surveyors to this commission be subject to the following regula¬ tions, viz. To attend daily at the office of the Commissioners from 10 to 11 o’clock, and such other parts of the day as the works carrying on will allow. Also to attend every court, and monthly or other meeting of the Commissioners for general purposes, and report in writing from time to time the state of all works in progress, and all matters referred by the Commissioners. To permit no works to be commenced until furnished by the clerks with a voucher con¬ taining the transcript of the Commissioners’ order, from the book to be kept for that purpose, and called “ The Surveyor’s Order-book.” To superintend the execution of all works ordered by the Commissioners ; and when they shall be completed, to certify the same in the said order-book. To draw and make all necessary plans, and generally to execute the whole duty herein laid down, and be subject to all such further orders and regulations as may be made by the court, or by the Commissioners for general purposes, without any charges in addition to the salary to be allowed by the Commissioners. To insert every new sewer, after it shall have been reported as completed, in the general map of the sewers, and correct and revise the same from time to time. 1 o report at every monthly meeting of the Commissioners for general purposes the progress of all works which have been allowed to be done by individuals under the autho¬ rity of ibis commission ; and also to report if such works be not proceeded with within 12 months from the date of the permission given, in order that they may not be after¬ wards commenced without a renewed application for that purpose to the Commissioners. To survey annually, in the month of May, the state of the River Fleet Sewer, and to make](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30459205_0248.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
