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arising. No nuisance was discovered to arise from the
manufacturing or purifying processes, but close to the boundary
of the works aud adjoining the district in which nuisance had
been most experienced, the tar pits were situated; the products
passed into the pits being at such a temperature as to give off a
certain amount of steam, more or less offensive. He suggested
as a remedy, the covering in of these pits, and although upon one
or two subsequent occasions slight nuisance has been observed,
it has only been of very short duration, and he is of opinion that
proper precautions are now being taken by the Manager of the
works in the matter.
15th March.—At this meeting the Chief Sanitary Inspector
submitted report relative to his attendance before the Licensing
Justices on the 4th inst., with reference to the 9 cases in which
the Vestry had directed that the licences of the undermentioned
houses should be opposed in consequence of the need of urinal
accommodation, or, that which already existed, being either
insufficient or defective. In order to assist the Justices in dealing
with the cases, he had prepared plans with reference to each of
the premises, as follows:—
"The Black Swan," York Road.
"The Waterman's Arms," Nine Elms Lane.
"The Royal Arms," Battersea Park Road.
"The Eagle," Battersea Park Road.
"The Prodigal's Return," Bridge Road.
"The Collingwood Arms," Plough Road.
"The Rose & Crown," Culvert Road.
"The True Briton," Stewarts Road.
"The New Park Tavern," Bridge Road.
In the case of the "Black Swan," the Vestry's opposition
was objected to by Mr. Bodkin, barrister, who reviewed the
opposition by the Vestry in 1891, and again in 1894, and stated
that the Vestry had their remedy under the Public Health