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the Plans submitted by the Metropolitan Board's Engineer to the
Parliamentary Committee on the Thames Flooding Bill in the late
Session, a large number of private properties were proposed to be
dealt with to prevent flooding by means of the moveable flaps or
shutters, and were not of a permanent character. By order of the
Board, the substance of my report was communicated to the
Metropolitan Board of Works.
proposed communication between
north & south of thames.
A letter was addressed to this Board by Mr. Turner, Clerk
to the Board of Works for the Whitechapel District, stating that
the following resolution had been passed by that Board :—
" That an application be made to the Metropolitan Board by
"Memorial, under seal, to urge upon that body the necessity
"of a bridge being formed over the Thames, and that the
"Vestries and District Boards interested in the matter be
"invited to adopt a similar course."
Subsequently a Memorial to the Metropolitan Board of Works,
which had been prepared by order of the Whitechapel District
Board, was forwarded to this Board, accompanied by a letter requesting
the co-operation of this Board. In reply, a letter was
addressed to the Whitechapel District Board stating that, although
this Board is of opinion that there should be some additional
communication between the North and South sides of the River
East of London Bridge, at the present time the Board does not
possess sufficient information on the subject to justify joining in
the Memorial to the Metropolitan Board as suggested by the
Whitechapel District Board.