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DISPOSAL OF THE REFUSE.
The Vestry have finally decided to at once proceed with the erection of
a Dust Destructor, and to utilise the heat generated by the cremation of the
refuse for the production of electric light.
NUISANCE FROM ACCUMULATION OF MANURE.
Considerable difficulty was experienced during the summer in securing
the regular clearance of manure from stables in the parish, the chief offenders
being the London Road Car Company, against whom the Vestry took
proceedings on five occasions, when penalties in all amounting to £22 9s.
were inflicted.
But as repeated penalties did not seem deterrent, and the nuisance from
the immense accumulation of manure (especially at their stables in Farm
Lane) was serious, I suggested that the Vestry should resolve to exercise its
powers under Section 35 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and
remove the manure themselves, recovering the expense incurred as provided
by that section ; but it was decided that, as to do this a large increase
in the Vestry's staff would be necessary, and it would be difficult to find
means of disposing of the manure, it would be inadvisable to take this step,
and that it would be better to endeavour to secure the removal of the manure
by repeated prosecutions of those who failed to do this.
Similar difficulties were, however, experienced by many other Metro
politan Sanitary Authorities, and consequently the London County Council
wrote to the Vestry, stating " that they had from time to time received
complaints of nuisances arising from accumulation of manure at various
premises in London, and that, under Section 36 of the Public Health Act,
each Sanitary Authority is empowered to employ or contract with scavengers
for collecting and removing manure and other refuse matter from any stables
and cowhouses within their district, the occupiers of which signify their
consent in writing to such removal, but that they were advised that the
Sanitary Authority had no power to charge for their services, and were
therefore considering whether it would be desirable to seek an amendment
of this section in order to give the Sanitary Authority power to charge for the
removal of manure w hen required by the occupier or owner similar to the
section dealing with trade refuse, and that they would be glad to know
whether the Vestry would be in favour of the proposed amendment of
the law."