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under the original Act. It also authorizes temporary works of deodorization,
the expenses of which are to be paid out of the moneys
raised by rates.
To carry out this gigantic scheme, the Board are empowered to raise
the sum of £3,000,000, with the consent of the Lords Commissioners of
the Treasury, who are authorized to guarantee its repayment and
interest. For the purpose of repaying the moneys so raised, the Board
are empowered to levy in each year, during forty years from the passing
of the Act, on the several parishes of the Metropolis, a Rate equivalent
to 3d. in the pound on the annual value of the property rateable,
estimated according to the basis of the County Rate, to bo paid into
a public account in the Bank of England, in such sums and at such
periods as the Board shall direct.
Immediately on the passing of the Act, the Metropolitan Board proceeded
to take into consideration the important works for which it
provided, and directed that plans and specifications be prepared forthwith,
for the execution of portions of the works, upon the principles of
the scheme recommended by Messrs. Bidder & Hawksley, and their
Engineer, Mr. Bazalgette.
It is unnecessary here to enter into the details of the system of Main
Drainage adopted, suffice it to say, that contracts were entered into as
fast as practicable for the execution of portions of the works, which
commenced on Hackney Common, on the 31st January last, and precepts
were issued to the several Yestries and District Boards of the
Metropolis for their first contributions, under the title of " The Metropolis
Main Drainage Rate," that directed to this Yestry being dated
19th November, 1858. This precept required the sum of £2767 3s.
as the amount due from Clerkenwell for the year 1859, payable on the
24th June, the same sum to be raised and paid annually at such periods
as the Metropolitan Board shall direct. To meet this it was found
necessary to make this rate of 4d. in the pound on the poor rate assessment
of the parish, that being considerably below the County rato
assessment, the basis of the rate. 4d. in the pound, however, producing
a little in excess of the sum required, and the expenses of collection,