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The Board considering it advisable to oppose the Bill with a view to procure the insertion of protective
clauses into it, instructed their Clerk to adopt the requisite proceedings for that purpose, which he accordingly
did, and obtained the insertion of clauses to the following effect:—
1. Prohibiting the Company from permanently stopping up or diverting certain streets, and providing
for the Railway crossing such streets by means of an arch or bridge of one span only, of a width of not less
than the present width of the streets, including the footways, and also regulating the height of the arches.
2. Prohibiting the breaking-up or disturbing of any street or place under the control or direction of the
Board, or the pavement thereof, without giving seven days previons notice, in writing, and providing for
the restoration thereof under the superintendance and to the satisfaction of the Surveyor of the Board, and
keeping thereof in repair for three months thereafter.
3. For restoration of all sewers, drains and gullies, broken up, destroyed or damaged in the execution
of the railway works
4. Placing the sewers, drains, watercourses, and works of drainage made by the Company in this
District under the jurisdiction of the Board.
5. Providing for liability of the Company to make good deficiency in the assessment to their lands to
the sewers, main drainage, church, and general purposes rates, until Railway completed and assessed, or
liable to be assessed.
The erection of Free Drinking Fountains throughout the Metropolis has most deservedly occupied the
attention of the Board—they have been in communication with the Public Drinking Fountains Association for
the purpose of securing the erection of five within the District, and Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Hale has kindly
agreed to erect another, so that this District will take the lead in securing these Public benefits.
Since the date of the last Report the following New Contracts have been entered into, viz.:
By Mr. Hearn, for Watering the Parish of St Saviour, at ,£267 10s. for the season, commencing 25th of
March, and ending 25th October; the Contractor providing water, men, carts, horses, and gear.
By Messrs. Neal & Rolles, for watering the Parish of Christchurch, at £198, the Board providing water,
and the Contractors men, horses, carts, and gear.
By Mr. Reddin, for Cleansing and Dusting the Borough Division of St Saviour's, for 3 years, from 25th of
April, 1858, at ,£318 per annum.
By Mr. Hearn, for Dusting the Clink Division of St. Saviour's, for 3 years, from the 1st of June instant,
at £180 per annum.
By Mr. Reddin, for Dusting the Parish of Christchurch, for the like term, at £65 per annum.
By Mr. Boakes, for Cleansing the Clink Division of Saint Saviour's, for the like period of 3 years, at £240
per annum.
And by Mr. Ansell, for Cleansing the Parish of Christchurch for like term, at £555 per annum.
It will be seen from the lists of the attendances of the Members of the Board and Committee Meetings recently
circulated throughout the District, that there have been held, during the year, 30 General and Special
Meetings, 29 Paving Committee Meetings, 25 Sewer Committee Meetings, 26 Finance Committee Meetings,
21 Sanitary Committee Meetings, and 9 General Purposes Committee Meetings,
The attention paid by Charles Harris, Esquire, our estimable Representative at the Central Board, to
the onerous duties he has undertaken, will be best shewn by simply stating that he has attended 58 Genera)
Meetings, and 47 Committee Meetings of the Metropolitan Board of Works, making in the whole 105 attendances.
The Abstract of Accounts annexed to this Report furnishes explicit details of all the monies received and
expended during the financial year ending on the 25th of March last. In expending the money entrusted to
them, the Board have endeavoured, to the best of their power, to observe a prudent economy, and hope to be
accounted good stewards by their fellow ratepayers.