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premises, York Road, that after the Creek Pumping Station had
been working for the purpose of passing storm water into the
river from the Creek and main low level sewers, a considerable
amount of sewage matter which necessarily passed out with such
storm water, became largely mixed with the mud, &c. at the
bottom of the Creek, and caused the same to become offensive.
That no great nuisance was created when the pumping takes
place at low water, but that when the tide was sufficiently
high to give three or more feet depth of water in the Creek,
the material pumped out did not find its way rapidly into
the river, and consequently was deposited as already stated,
at the bottom of the Creek, and that he had upon making a
subsequent examination, found the mud was of an offensive
character, and largely charged with gases which were being
constantly disengaged.
The length of the Creek to the River wall is about 48o feet,
and from the river wall to low water mark about 120 feet The
greatest width of the Creek is about 36 feet, and the least width
about 25 feet. The top end is not concreted nor paved in any
way, and is worse than any portion of the river bank in the
parish. He recommended that the storm overflow should have
a covered culvert laid down through the Creek, and discharge
into the river at low water mark, or that the bottom of the
Creek should be concreted and suitably sloped as to be thoroughly
scoured during the ebb of the tide.
He also reported, pursuant to the directions of the
Committee, relative to the nuisance alleged to arise from the
emission of black smoke from certain laundry premises, and
which had been kept under constant observation for the previous
five weeks. That although a matter of about 100 hours had
been spent in observing the shaft in question, black smoke was
found to be emitted only upon three occasions, for one, three
and four minutes respectively, and that there was not sufficient