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1896. MUNICIPAL. MIDDLESEX COUNTY COUNCIL A meeting ofjhe Middlesex Oovnty Qotuicil was laid oh hall, Westminster, when the Mr. K. M.

Littler, presided, and the local meruberB present were Messrs, Irwin E. B. Cox, W. Ginger, J. A.

Adams, Timothy Smith, and J. Warbnrton. Technical Alderman Garrett, upon the Finance Committee's report being presented, said "he objected to the curtailment of the Technical Education Committee's estimate of £10,000 for expenses. His opinion was that the Finance Committee should bring forward the estimate of the other Committee as it was submitted, and not curtail it before bringing it Chairman said he thought the Finance Committee were quite right in what they had done, and it was for Council to ultimately settle the question one way or the on in the meeting Mr. Garrett, Chairman of the Technical Education Committee moved, That, it be referred to the Technical Education Committee to approve of the Bchemes of the local committees for the year ending March 81, 1897, and to take such other steps as may be necessary to carry put the work of technical education for that-year, subject to the total expenditure not exceeding the sum of £10,785, of which an estimate has been submitted to the County Council, and to the sums expended being applied for purposes in respect of which the Council is authorised to expend money for technical education." Mr.

Ginger An amendment was moved by Mr. Harding that the subject be referred back to the Committee for further consideration but, after some discussion, the motion was It was agreed, on the recommendation of the General Purposes Committee, that an intimation be given to the Hendon Urban District Council that the County Council are of opinion that the time has not yet arrived for dealing with the question of increased representation on the County Council for any and it is unable, therefore, at present, to accede to the application of the Hendon Council for increased representation. County Bate It was decided that as from March 31, 1896, the County Bate Basis, allowed and confirmed by the County Council at its meeting on February 27, 1896, be adjusted to meet the alterations made in the boundaries of the under-mentioned parishes, and that the Basis, as so adjusted, be asunder: Wealdstone, £23,193. HENDON BOARD OF GUARDIANS. THUBSDAY, FEBRUARY 27.

PRESENT Messrs. H. W. Lovejoy (chairman), W. Memory (vice-chairman), J.

A. Adams, T. Anderson, W. Cardo, H. Johnson, Battrum, Hawkins, Perkins, Morris, Moore, Biddiscombe, Margetts, Veal, Gladstone, Helsham- Jones, F.

S. Priest, Dr. Bisk, Mrs. Gunns, Mrs. Hobson, Miss Joyner, with Messrs.

F. J. Seabrook (clerk), and D. K. Soames (solicitor).

The Separation of Willesdeni. Mr. PrieBt moved That the resolution passed by the guardians on October 10, 1895, asking the Local Government Board to sanction the separation of the parish of Willesden from the Hendon Union, and form it into a separate union or a contributory union, be and is hereby rescinded, and that the Local Government Board be informed accordingly." He said the reason for this was that since last year the views of a good many guardians had been considerably modified. (Voices "No. As there was now a Local Government inquiry sanctioned, he thought it would be unwise to go before that inquiry with a unanimous resolution, when at this present time it could not be correctly designated.

At the time the motion was proposed he was strongly in favour of it, but since then he had gone carefully into the figures, and he had come to the conclusion that the idea was a mistaken one, and he thought they would be better working together as a happy family for. the benefit of the Memory seconded, and said the idea of a workhouse in Willesden was unnecessary, because in the near future, with the erection of benevolent institutions and the probable establishment of an order by the Government making it an offence againBt the law to refuse to work, the labour of providing for the poor would be considerably Smith opposed the Anderson said that the motion was a most melancholy step, and Mr. Priest now came before them as the greatest renegade he knew. Mr. Memory played with the question for years, and now they had the melancholy spectacle of seeing the leaders crying back.

He did not know how Mr. Priest could justify his action. In a letter addressed to the papers, Mr. Priest put down the cost of the workhouse, at £80,000, which in other words meant a lOd. rate, and they (Willesden) thought that if they could hang on to the lappets of the other parishes they would save 2id.

or 3d. in the £. Ori the other hand they wanted to briild at Edgware, spending some £20,000 or £30,000, and to this snmthe other parishes would have to contribute. The rates therefore of the other parishes would go up, and about this Willesden did not. care pence.

Again, Willesden had 120 lunatics supported out of the common fund. The cost of the whole lunatics was £3,500, and of this sum Willesden only paid and the other parishes paid and they must remember that in the other parishes there was only a total of 56 lunatics. Willesden had drawn the ratepayers of the other parishes for years. The present poor law rate, and Mr. Priest had shown that for a lOd.

rate Willesden could have an establishment of its own, and yet those "little" people were quibbling over this 2d. or 3d. and at'the same time thought of spending- another £20,000 on building at Edgware, yhich this extra 2d. would be paid by the other Mr. Battrum said the rates would go up whether Willesden left or not.

Mr. Priest's motion was one of the most ridiculous motions he had ever heard of. the 1 whole thing, and delayed the matter for twelve months, and after hammering at it all the time, he concluded, at the last moment, that they did not want a workhouse in Willesden. Mr. Memory he knew was good to the.

he wanted them farther away. Every parish should provide for its own Adams said he deplored the motion, which was not worth discussing. It was deplorable to see men past middle age slipping down the hill to second childhood. (Loud Morris said he did not think much of Mr. Priest or Mr.

Memory as representatives for Willesden. Were he a member of an outside district, he would'see that the. hot made a dust-heap Priest said he would withdraw if allowed. (CriBs of Vote, discussion, 'and the Chairman "After full discussion the motion was withdrawn." (Loud laughter.) The Medical Officer and the Master called the serious attention of the Board to the overcrowded state of the house. Every ward was more or less overcrowded.

Priest also had a motion that as a matter of inquiry the guardians should take immediate steps to remedy was decided to refer the matter to a Committee of the Board, with power to act. LEGAL. MARYLEBONE POLICE COURT. West Hampstead Cyclists Fined Among a batch of summonses heard Mr. Curtis Bennett, on Friday, was one against Wm.

Hownslow, of 110, Maygrove Road, West Hampstead, for Tiding a bicycle without a lighted, lamp after -the regulation hour; and another 1 against George Christopher Lloyd, of Narcissus Road, West Hampstead, for riding a bicycle at a furious pace, 15 miles an hour, at the Inner Circle, Regent's Park. The defendants were fined respectively Is. and 2s. costs, and 10s. and 2s.

costs. Till Bobbery at Joseph Inns, 21, a labourer, and James Shackle, 20, a moulder, both living at Cambridge Road, Kilbura, were charged on remand with being concerned together in stealing the money of James Bakci, fishmonger, of 137, Cambridge midnight on 6th the prisoners went into the prosecutor's shop and asked to be served with some fish and potatoes. The prosecutor turned his back to serve them, when Inns stretched across the counter, took the till, which contained about and ran away. Shackle followed his companion, and both succeeded in getting away, but they were arrested' later on by the Inns, who had already been convicted for theft, was sentenced to three months' hard labour, and Shackle to two months'. Another Till Bobbery at Percy Bilsdon, aged 17, a labourer, of Percy Road, KUburn, was placed in the dock on a charge of being concerned with two other lads in stealing Is.

the money of John Bernard Seone, florist, of 196, Cambridge Road, Kiiburn. to the prosecutor's wife, the prisoner and two others entered the shop about twenty minutes to 2 o'clock on Friday afternoon. She served them and then went into the shop parlour. When she returned to the nhop she noticed that one of the bowls in the till, containing Is. had been taken from its place, emptied, an( i 'eft on a table.

She at once informed her son, and he pursued the boys, but only succeeded in capturing the in reply to the magistrate, said another boy took the money and gave him a penny of it. Mr. Bennett ordered a remand. A Willesden Green Man Travels Fraudulently. young man named Percy Shepherd, of 3, Mayfield Terrace, Chapter Road, Willesden Green, answered to a summons charging him with wilfully travelling on the Metropolitan Railway beyond the distance for which he had paid big fare, with intent, to avoid payment of the Moon, solicitor, prosecuted.

Evidence was called to show that on the morning of the 11th the prisoner took a third-class ticket at Willesden Green for KUburn. He entered a second-class compartment of a train, and instead of alighting at Kiiburn he travelled on to Baker Street Station, and passed through the barrier there, saying Season." Outside the station he was Btopped by Geo. Hedge, one of the Company's Inspectors, and being asked for his ticket from Kilb urn to Baker Street, he produceda handful of silver and said "Give me a chance, I have forgotten to defendant protested his innocence and said he intended to alight at Kiiburn, but Mr. Plowden said it was a clear case of fraud, and imposed a fine of 10s. and 2s.

costs. Kensal Town Man An elderly man named Jos. Herbert, aged 62, living at East Row, Kensal Town, was before the court for the third time on a charge of being in the unlawful possession of a sheet of zinc. P. c.

173 saw the prisoner on the 11th inst. in Mutrix Road, West Hampstead, in charge of e. wheelbarrow laden with various articles. Having reason to suspect the prisoner, the officer overhauled the barrow, and at the bottom of a number of things he found a sheet of zinc. The pramer gave a vague and unsatisfactory account of how he came to be in possession of it, so he, the officer, took him into custody.

Inquiries were made at Willesden Green, where the prisoner said the metal had been given him, but no corroboration of his story could be found. He also said he had got the zinc as a covering for a rabbit hutch, but that also proved to be untrue. Having been in custody a fortnight, Mr. Plowden nbw sentenced the prisoner to 14 days'imprisonment. Extraordinary Attempt at Suicide by a West Hampstead A neatly dressed, fresh-coloured girl, described as Eva Cave, aged 17, a servant, living at Mill Lane, West Hampstead, was before Mr.

Plowden, charged with attempting to commit suicide. John Haley, of 5, Edgware Place, Edgware Road, deposed' that at 2 o'clbckthe previous afternoon he was crossing the bridge Spanning thjj Ornamental Waters, Regent's Park, when he noticed the prisoner at the coiner of the bridge looking meditatively into the water. He passed by, but had not proceeded many yards before he heard a scream, and turning round saw the girl-struggling in the water several feet from the path. He ran hack, jumped into the water; and with some difficulty brought her to land. She said she was tired of her Plowden: What made you do Girl: Why sir, because I tell lies so dreadfully, and I cannot get out of doing it.

Mr. Plowden: Does that make you so unhappy? The Girl: I had been telling lies, and the person I told them to said she would go and tell someone else all about'it, and I thought I would get out of the way. Mr. Kirby, the Court Missionary, interposing, said the person to whom the girl referred had been very kind to her, and had brought her up since she was 13 years old, at which age she was left an orphan. There was no doubt she had told this persdn a number of lies, and it'was in consequence of that, added to the fact that she was believed to have stolen some stockings, she was told she must go.

The girl consequently went in search of a situation, and eventually obtained one by representing she had just come from America, and had not been in service before. Upon the before-mentioned person discovering this she sent for the girl and threatened to inform her mistress of the exact facte. The girl, instead of returning 1 to Iter situation; made her-way to the Ornamental Waters. Mr. Kirby Added that the girl had no friends whatever except an aunt, who, hbwiever, refused to have anything to do with her because her parents were music-hall artistes, and she considered they had disgraced the family: He had ascertained from the girl that she had been 1 reading some pernicious literature and she thought she ought to go upon the stage and do something grand.

He had a home in readiness to receive Plowden ascertained 'that-fiie girl was prepared to go into a borne, adviked her, if the lies she fold weighed so 'conscience, to, speak'the truth! She was, clear, morbidly sensitive. Upon'her to take a more rational view of Hfe he wnnhi "charge the undertoliirig left the Court with the-Missionary. EDGWARE PETTV SESSIONS. WEDNESDAY, FEBiftjsRY 26k; Before Messrs. (chairman), "H.W: Nelson, J.

E. Lilley, Horlej, and Dr. Bridgwater. The Wealdstone Bating Penworthy appeared on behalf of the Wealdstone Urban District Council, and referred to the'ease of Wyard v. Dell, heard at the Court last week, and stated that in his opinion the decision of the magistrates was erroneous in point of law, and he asked for a case to be stated for a'Superior Court.

The magistrates consented, and Wyard was bound in the sum of £50 to prosecute the appeal. The Middlesex Muzzling The following persons were fined under the Middlesex Muzzling Order for allowing dogs in a public place unhraizled Bowman; Burnt Oak Farm, Edgware, 12s. 6d. and costs; Charles Eiseli, 34, MartrrA Street, Leicester Square, 12s. 6d.

and costs; G- Jones, "White Hart" Inn, Little Stanmore, Is. and Camp, "The-'Red Lion," The Hyde, 10s. and costs; William Thomdick, High Street, Little. Stanmore, 12s. 6d.

and costs SJandbrook, HOI Road, West Hampsfead," 10s. and Colonel Luard, West Hill, Harrow, 10s. and costs Edward Trotter, Wosnell Farm, Pinner, 15s. and costs James Melton Gibbg, Pinner, and costs; James Dawson, Gay ton Road, Harrow, 10s. and costs William Matthews, 26, Crawford Street, lOg; arid costs Cliarles Mitchell, Ivy Cottage," The Hyde, 12s.

6d. and costs (the defendant in this case observed that he hoped the policeman would have something better to in the future. Mr. J. Lilley called the Chairman's attention to the statement, and the defendant was cautioned, as the policeman was only doing his duty).

A. Chalk, Bovington. Herts, Is. and costs Walter Walsh, Burnt Oak, Hendon, 10s. and costs Miss Crossman, Little Stanmore, 10s.

and costs James- 1 Burroughs Gardens, Hfendon, 10s. and costs Victor 1, West End Mansions, West Hampstead (two dogs), 5s. and costs in each case Cecil Claydori, 24, Grove Road, Highgate Road, Is. and costs Charles Blakelock, 19, St. John's Wood Road, 12s.

64 and costs Thomas Wilshin, Pinner, 10s. and costs; Dr. Brtrjfti Fenella," Hendon, 10s. and costs Otto Viola, The Woodlands," Burgess Hill (two and costs in each case. Assaulting a School Mrs.

Savage, of Oak Place, Sudbury, was summoned for unlawfully assaulting Jane Hueker, a school'giil, of Milton Lane, Sudbury, on Feb. 18. Mr. Firth defended. The mother of the girl said that her little girl was home on this date in a painful condition.

Her face i covered with mud, and she said Mrs. Sayi assaulted her. The little girl said that someone pushed Mrs. boy into a dirty ditch, and Mrs. Savage said she did it, and took off the boy's trousers and rubbed the dirt oh her face.

Mr. Firth pleaded a very trivial offence, and the defendant was fined 5s. and costs. Damaging Wealdstone John Heales, of Byron Road, Wealdstone, was summoned for unlawfully damaging a jacket belonging to Charles Bowles, valued at 1 and also for assaulting Charles Bowles. The complainant said that without any provocation the defendant (who was drunk) tore his coat and assaulted him after he refused, to fight.

After evidence had been sis) fined and oosts for the assault, and ordered to pay lE-s. towards the damage to the coat. A Child's Hill James Shnkins, of 28, The Village, Child's Hill, was summoned for assaulting his wife, Louisa Simkins, on Feb. 14. The complainant said on this occasion the defendant came home the worse for drink, and he attempted to throw a lighted lamp at her, but she stopped him.

He said he would "settle her. Ellen and Louisa Simkins, darighters of complainant, corroborated. Mr. MUlward appeared on behalf of the Rev. W.

H. Petter, the vicar of Child's Hill, and gave the defendant a good character. The defendant was sent to prison for 21 days. The Court then ad journed. HARLESDEN -PETTY SESSIONS.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27. Before Messrs. W. Bird. D.L.

(chairman), H. Pbwnall, R. O. Davies, J. M.

Grant; and Major Wilkinson. District Council The following cases were brought before the the Willesden District Council Messrs. Bishop and Stone, of 35 and 37, Osborne Road, Willesden Green, were summoned fdr'the non-payment of £1 4s being the amount pf builder's fees due in respect of two buildings elected in Osborne Road. H. J.

Cane, of St. James's Mansions, West End Lane, AVest Hampstead, was summoned under similar circumstances, for the non-payment of £3 for three buildings elected in Willesden Lane. Orders for payment were made in each case. Window Smashing at Neasden. Jesse Gallaway, of 4, A Street, Neasden, was summoned by G.

V. Lmvmann, of the Neasden School, for having, on February 8, broken a window, the property of: the Neasden School, and doing damage to the amount of- -4s. The boy's mother attended, and was. in great trouble, as she had recently had two or three deaths in her family, and, in consideration other trouble, and the prosecutors not wishing to press the case, the summons was dismissed Detaining Tools at Kensal John of fy Bennett's Tei race, Kensal Green, was "summoned by Robert Inwood, of 53, Earlsmead Road, Kensal Green, for having detained a quantity of gasfittoi's tools, valued at £4, and an order was made for the things to be given up. Charge of Housebreaking at Harleaden.

the Central Criminal Court, on Monday, before the Recorder, Charles Blowers, described as a baker's assistant, of. High Street, Harlesden, was charged, having committed from the Harlesden Petty with a Green, baker, of Stevens prosecuted, and Mr. Geoghan, instructed by, Mr. Firth, solicitor, Harlesden, The' prisonei pleaded for the defence urged that the offence with which the prisoner was charged was committed during' a drunken freak, and the prisoner now had no knowledge of having done After he had got over the effects of the drink he came back to and when attention was called to what had'happened he went to the police station and gave himself The Recorder said, in dealing with the, case, that he took into consideration the fact that the prisoner had not at all the appearance of a buy and that he Tyas evidently not of that Moreover, he bad riven himself up to the class. ohce; and under' alFthe circumstances, he had ecided that he should he hound over in recognisances in the sum' of £20 to come up for judgment.when called upon.

Ft ALL WILLESDEN SEPARATE? To the Editor of the MIDDLESEX SIR inquiry will be aajearly through your columns, to inquire "Why should we build a oar The long theory seems to.be 'the "taSkground, as I Bee by Adams's letter in a previous Ho now proposes to keep the schools as they suggests leaving some of the "old people" at Edgware. To use Mr. Adams's own phrase, this effectually' "knocks the bottom out of the. old canister raised by Mr. Morris, at Kiiburn, as to the hardships relatives and friends of inmates undergo, through the workhouse schools being so far off, and I can see no reason for buying land in Willesden -when we can get it at half the price outside.

I notice also that Mr. Adams has at length adopted my first suggestion as to hoarding out least, he hopes to-hava cottage homes for the children in the future. So do I. The addition of one or two words to my previous letter Srould explain my meaning, as to hoarding out." The discussion up to the present has, however, made one thing perfectly clear. If we-do-build a workhouse we shall have to pay pretty Jteayily; for Adams says we shall to '-borrow £60.000.

Mi Priest says £80,000. If we make additions at Edgware, Mr. Priest estimates the cost at about £30,000, and as he attended the meeting of the Bpecial committee which inquired into the matter, whilst Mr. Adams did not attend, the former i3 entitled to ask that his figures shall be accepted until Mr. Adams or somebody else challenges them.

I What, however, I should like to put before the people of Willesden for their consideration is the problem Even if it were as cheap to build at Willesden as to enlarge at Edgware, is it to the interest of this parish to do so? I contend that we have no right to use a single acre of ground in this parish (much less 20 or 30 acres) for a workhouse. Has Mr. Adams estimated what the loss to the rateable value of the Parish will be by erecting a workhouse on land that would otherwise be covered by houses and shops Surely he should include this in his calculations. Again, we are bound to lay down hew Sewerage works fact, we are just going to expend £20,000 to £30,000, by way of a beginning. We have the certainty before us of having to pay a large sum to the London County Council, and by the Bill now being promoted by that body the rates of the whole parish may possibly be held as security for an enormous amount of arrears.

Even if we are at the present moment particularly well off as regards borrowing powers, it by no means follows that with these and other approaching liabilities', we shall be in the same happy position five years hence. Why, therefore, should we do anything to depreciate oar security Where is the public institution in this parish, in the building of which the original estimate- was not largely exceeded? There will notbe so much danger of this if we merely make an extension at. Edgware, where the Local Government Board will not be in a position to enforce a lot of things that they would be sure to require' to build Vain entirely new workhouse in such a rapidly-growing place as Willesden. In some of the advocates of building a workhouse tell us in what part of the parish ihey propose to build, and something about the kind of building they propose to put up For instance, will it contain a separate, infirmary, maternity ward, and 'chapels Will it have tramp wards on the cell system 1 Will it be provided with a steam laundry and labour-yards and workshops 1i so, how much ground is likely to be required, and how much per acre is it likely to cost 1 venture to think: tliat we should have answers to these questions before we can possibly be in a position to say that Mr. Adams has proved case.

I am, Yours faithfully, W. MEMOEY. Bushmead, February 20, 1896. To the Editor of the MIDDLESEX COUEIEB. of Willesden -Green- realise what is meant to us by the' closing; of St.

Andrew's day schools, as close they must unless £300 is subscribed in the parish before April the 30 th next. I say St. Andrew's rfay schools, because the buddings will still remain' Church property to, be used for Sunday schools and Other purposes connected with the Immediately, therefore, some £8,000 to £10,000 will have to be spent: by the parish of Willesden, to provide buildings in which to educate our children; and when the householders receive the demand for rates, with an addition-of Is. in the for Board Schools, we shall too late realise what we have done by refusing to subscribe, each and all, annually the sum of 5s. to the existing voluntary schools.

Surely there are 1000 of us in this parish willing to send 5s. each to the managers to Bave the schools. I am, Yours faithfully, EDsriran) PABHASI. 3, Grange Road, Feb. 25, 1896..

AND To the Editor of the MIDDLESEX COCBIEB. SIB out of the seven guardians that signed the letter in your last issue were present at the meeting at Kiiburn, Mrs. Hobson; Mr. Mr. Biddiscombe, and heard all that was said.

I made a Bpecial point of stating that the period to which I referred was previous to the election of the present Board. I do not think it worth while replying in detail to Mr. Priest, as an inquiry is to be held; but on the face of his figures they prove themselves wrong; while anyone who contends that, in estimating for a sum which' has to be collected, it is hot necessary to add the cost of collection, cannot at all events be considered an expert in finance. His recanting does not in any way alter the facts. Yours obediently, February 25, 1896.

JAMES A. ADAMS. To the Editor of Hie MIDDLESEX COJTBIEB. SIR have read the correspondence in your valuable paper last week, and in reply to Mr. Priest I wopld like to remind him that it was His not Mr.

Adams' "pet scheme," and with regard only one item. He says, £3,80,0. a. year is the repayment for thirty years if £60,000 is borrowed at 3 per cent. Now, he must not think people so blind is Bee this is wrong, for although it would be'that'figure the first year, it would only be £2,060 the last.

No doubt Mr. Adams has taken his figures proportionately, for each the whole period, which I believe is the fairest and most modern way, on the annuity principle. Because he, Mr. Priest, -has turned right round, that does alter the and he has no right to complain if he is charged with It is a pity he did' not accept Mr. Adams' challenge to debate the question; With, regard to the letter signed by several guardians, I was present at the meeting, and saw there were three of.

the guardians who signed, Mr; Hobson, aid Mr. Biddiscombe, and-they must have, heard, like myself, Mr. Adams, say distinctly that he referred to the time previous; to the election of the present Board, vizi, before 1895.. I am.sir, Yovaa faithfully, 1 Ti 4, Dimster Gardens, Brondesbury, February 26, 1896. GAS-LIME POLLUTION RIVER BRENT.

To the Editor of the MIDDLESEX COUEIEB. SIB there seems to be some slight misconception as to the part I have taken in trying to mitigate the above nuisanceB, I shall be obliged if you will be good enough to give publicity to the following statement. About a week before Christmas my attention was drawn to the fact that gas-lime water was coming down the Wembley Park sewer. I at once had an inspection made, and located the approximate source of pollution. At the Council meeting on December 30, my attention was drawn to the pollution of the sewer, and also the state of the ditch entering the Brent juBt above the aqueduct; I then stated that I had already received complaint on the former of the two matters, and was investigating it.

Between December 30 and January 13 I deavoured personally to ascertain the exact spot where the leakage into the sewer occurred, but as there had been very little rain, there was very little percolation of gas-lime water. I ascertained; however, that a' connection was put in at the time the sewer was laid, which passed under the heap of gas-lime, and was said to have been originally intended to receive the drainage of the Canal Cottage. This information caused me to conclude that there were two possible ways in which the gas-lime water could enter the sewer. (1) From percolation through the joints of the sewer, if the joints are not quite water-tight, and (2) from the joints of the connection, which I knew were not made with cement. If the former had been the case the Council would have been responsible, as they took over the responsibility of the old Hendon rural authority with respect to this sewer.

I was aware that the remedy of defective joints of a sewer at s0 great a depth would involve the Council in heavy expenses, and before making.afinal report I.preferred to inspect heavy rain the leakage would then he more pronounced, and it would be possible, by listening, to hear whether much water came froin the I had also' Scertained' that the Thames Conservancy Had the of the polluted ditch hi hand about the middle! of. December, and that they were taking steps to have this ditch diverted. On January 25, having satisfied myself that the main leakage came from the connection, reported as follows I have made a further inspection of Wembley Park sewer, at the point mentioned on December 31, by Councillor Rowland. Undoubtedly the water is badly contaminated with gas-lime. I am of opinion thaf; the pollution arises from the following sources: 1.

From a connection laid from the sewer towards a cottage on the banks of the canal; this connection passes under the large accumulation of gas-lime, and as I have reason to believe that the joints of the pipes are not water-tight, a considerable quantity of land soakage, impregnated with lime, finds its way into the sewer. 2. From the fact that the sewer itself was laid on the lower side of the heap of gas-lime, and the trench not over-carefully filled, I think it highly probable that drainage from the gas- lime percolates down through the interstices of the filling, and finds its way through the joints of the pipes of the sewer itself. At one point a ditch with a certain amount of gas-lime in it crosses the line of the sewer, and no doubt there is a good deal of leakage from this source. It must be remembered that the proximity of the canal' renders the danger from percolation much greater here than in ordinary places.

As to remedies: I would suggest that the house connection should be cut off, and I have approached Mr. Haynes, who is willing to do this. fajhuta. exclude the polluted water, I can only suggest that the sewer it runs along the flank, of anatt fee opened 6ft. deep, and "fiha pjiddled, baek.

I would suggest s3sa that the water-irr the ditch I have mentioned should either be carried over. the line of "the sewer in pipes, or diverted entirely." The report was referred to the Works Committee of February 5, from which I was absent. however, sent a complete copy of the above report. For some reason whichi I do not yet understand, the Works Committee did not consider this matter. On February 10, the usual "small committee" was; appointed, and their report received on the 17th inst.

There was much heavy firing from the. and in the din, of the battle-r-to my immense that too, came in for a I. venture to think, however, that it was a blank charge: I found that-one eminent sanitarian stated that there were "millions of gallons of water'as black as night" entering' the Brent, and that I waking up, I suppose, when an opportunity of persecuting poor Kingsbury presented itself. A. touching allusion was made to a certain £10 worth of work I had caused to be done (at Mr.

Kidner's farm), with the object 6t cutting'off a "paltry gallon, or two" of This remark was unfortunate, for the gentleman who'made it. was himself the author of the as to that "paltry gallon or two." Obviously, then, his complaint was paltry, and he and I must share the responsibility injustice was done to Mr. With regard to the of nodoubtthis quantity of water might reach-the' millions of years, but the normal flow of the ditoh'is'uifuutosimai in comparison with the quantity of wa -the -hestfl for'although'T Have been constantly afid down the river during the last four years, I never seen any black water in this particular ditch. -Possibly diteh turnfidjcolour whilst the Committee were looking at it. As to the charge of burglary in the Wembley ParTk sewer, stealing the sewage I am prepared to be particips in matter withjMr.

Haynes, as he asked for arid "obtained to appropriate the; precious liquid fop irrigation purposes. Considering the fact that there is at the Outfall Works at least twice as much sewage during the summer, and three times as much in the winter, as there should be (owing I suppose to- land soakage), and considering, too, that the works cramped and unable to filter effectually this large volume of water, I gladly welcomed Mr. Haynes' offer to abstract a portion of the sewage. To my imperfect understanding, it appeared at the time that I wis serving the interest of the district best by relieving the Outfall Works of a body of water which I knew could not be properly purified there. Under these circumstances, covert insinuations of collusion are contemptible.

It is perfectly true that I generally try (in the initial stages of negotiations) to abate nuisances, etc. to take the line of least resistance, as my "long parochial experience" has taught me that it is inadvisable interests: "of a 'district generally, to either adopt "B.ull a. methods, of defiling with-people! or to'collectiuMi wash signments of dirty linen in public. I am, Sir, Yours respectfully, H. H.

HUMPHBBYS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E.. Alperton Park, N.

AGMCULTUBAL. LONDON MARKET QUOTATIONS. Best First Cut Clover to per load. Trade continues very quiet, and' prices are all in favour of the buyer. Supplies moderate.

Inferior Second Cut Clover Best Meadow Hay Inferior Straw SPORT. CRICKET. Neasden Cricket The 10th annual dinner of this club will take place at the Spotted Dog," Neasden, on Thursday evening, March 5, when -the -chair -will-be -taken bv-Mr. T. Cox, J.P.

FOOTBALL. Fixtures. FEB Railway v. Vulcans, at home. Metropolitan Railway (3rd) v.

Shepherd's Bush (3rd), at home; Christ Church (Hendon) v. St. Andrew's, at Hendon. Christ Church (2nd) v. Thistle, at Harringay.

Harrow Athletio v. Minerow, at Harrow. Harrow (2nd) v. Queen's Park Rangers (R), at Kiiburn. Harrow (3rd) v.

Queen's Park Albion (R), at Park. Swallow v. New College Chapel, away. Swallow (R)' v. at home.

Wembley v. Wesley, at Wembley. Wembley (R) v. St. Matthew's Institute, at Wembley.

St. Andrew's (R) v. Balmoral, at Queen's Park Rangers v. Borough Road College, at Isleworth. -Crescent Hampstead v.

Kildare, at Acton, (W. L. Crescent (3rd) v. Tavistock Athletic, at home. Crescent r(4th) v.

Finchley Road CoEege, home. Willesden Park v. Brondesbury College, at home. Holland's Athletic v. St.

Mary's, at XJwyen vl Chaldean, at home. Mapleleaf' LY -Highgate. Town, at Beethoven Kensal- -Athletic, at. Wormwood Scr'ubbs. -Harlesden v.

Anlaby, at home. Harlesden (R) v. St. at home. Kenmont Gardens School v.

Kiiburn Lane (2nd), at home. Christ Church (Hendon) v. Holland's Athletic Hendonians journeyed to Kensal Saturday, with a huge; body of foUowerato play off their fixture with Holland's Athletic, in the North-West London League tournament. From the start the Church soon gamed the upper httndi and before the game had been m. progress many- minutes of the' home backs kicked, through his own goal Shortly after "Georgie" scored nice screw shot, and Hildyard added number three with a terrific shot, which would have beaten nine out of ten goal-keepers.

The Athletes now put on a spurt and scored twice in rapid succession, and when half time came the scores were Church three Holland's two. In the second half by far the best of matters. Before the end came, however, sent back, which thus jiractically settipd further rscoring tpo-k rglace, and'Christ font goals; to' twoi A i Metropolitan Kail way (2nd) v. West Hampartead mateh was played at Willesden Green, and resulted in a draw of one goal Chiswich pro- snec.tsjverejaot verjj they journeyed Saturday last, beingwithout H. Wood and Maclaren.

Two subs gave a good account of themselves. Mapleleaf kicked off with a slight wind in their favour, and it was soon evident thaftMuUge -toiin-iorntatloutside right, and gave the local custodian some trouble. The Chiswick forwards grand work, but backs, only once during jthe, gams did to come in actual contacr a direct shot from saw some narrow sgnRaks, missing Halfitime, TmWmiB a ftSfthe defence TOnuWr HSftftfticular playing, a game. "This as well contested as the'precedingj and Chiswick tried bne nibre effort, just before but Coombes and Davidson proved' themselves worthy. Much to the satisfaction of the Maples be it sjfid, the game endedin a pointless draw.

TSday At the Maple's ground;" "Coach the 'be Wood (goal); and (backs); Tilbury, Corrie and Thomas (half-backs) Pratt, Davidson, BvWood (forwards). Reseives Wells; and Kick-off, 3 -v ((hntimsfi on page.