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or laying any dirt, litter, or ashes, or any carrion, fish, offal, or
rubbish in any thoroughfare or uncovered place, and that
depositing any refuse, or causing, or allowing any refuse produced
upon premises to be deposited upon any footway, pavement, or
carriage-way, were punishable offences, and that in future proceedings
would be taken against any person committing any of such
offences.
A tricycle was obtained for the use of the Assistant Road
Foreman when engaged upon his duties in the Parish of Greenwich,
and one of the Sanitary Inspectors employed in that Parish
was supplied with a bicycle to enable him to get about with more
expedition and so carry out his duties with greater advantage.
During the year, Mr. John Nidd Smith resigned his office of
Engineer and Surveyor to the Board, and was granted a retiring
allowance of £250 per annum. Mr. Thomas Boulton also retired
from his office of Foreman of the Flushers employed in the
Parishes of Deptford, and was granted an allowance of £75
per annum.
An agreement was entered into with the Board of Works for
the Lee District, giving that Board permission to connect the drains
of Nos. 125, 127 and 129, Old Dover Road, and of the premises
occupied by Mr. Garton, in the Shooters Hill Road, with this
Board's sewer in the Old Dover Road, the Lee Board agreeing to
pay to this Board, for such permission, annually the sum of 6d. in
the pound upon the rateable value for the time being of such
houses or other hereditaments so connected with this Board's
sewer.
During the year the Board made a Bye-law for regulating the