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Newington 1895
Fortieth annual report of the proceedings of the Vestry of the Parish of St. Mary, Newington, London...
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That the following new sewers he constructed, and the plans and estimates submitted herewith approved, viz.:—
| Estimate 1 Cost. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Street | 1,336 ft. 15-in. pipe | £1,083 | 9 | 4 |
| Chapter Road | 806 „ 12 „ „ | 432 | 11 | 0 |
| Grosvenor Terrace | 552 „ 12 „ | 448 | 9 | 3 |
| Trinity Square | 336 „ 12 ,, ,, | 242 | 8 | 9 |
| Union Road | 632 „ 18 „ „ | 1,877 | 9 | 9 |
| Do. | 784 „ 15 „ „ | |||
| Do. | 682 „ 12 „ „ | |||
| Falmouth Road | 670 ,, 15 ,, ,, | 509 | 9 | 8 |
| Rockingham Street | 710 „ 15 „ „ | 539 | 3 | 4 |
| Do. | 140 „ 12 „ „ | |||
| £5,133 | 1 | 1 | ||
That the above new sewer works be carried out by means of a loan, and that
application be made to the London County Council for £5,000
accordingly, repayable in 20 years.
At the close of this Report the London County Council had
approved of the plans and sanctioned the loan as from the 1st April
1896.
Ventilation of Sewers.—To obviate a nuisance complained of from
the sewer ventilator between Nos. 13 and 15, Harper Street, the
Vestry on the 30th October 1895 ordered one of Miller's Patent
Disinfecting Ventilators to be affixed thereto, the cost of which was
£2 5s. 6d.
House Drainage.—With reference to this subject the Vestry
resolved on the 12th June 1895:—
That the London County Council be informed, with reference to their
letter stating their intention to promote a Bill for defining the words
"sewer" and "drain" in the Metropolis Local Management Act by
adding after the last words "District Board" in section 250 of the
Local Management Act 1855 the words "or constructed at the expense
of the owner without such order," that the Vestry concur in these
words being added to the section, and suggest that the proposed
legislation be made retrospective.
At the next meeting on the 26th June the Vestry declined to
support a request made to the London County Council by the
Poplar District Board of Works to provide the local authorities with
an index to the orders of the old Commissioners of Sewers relating
to drainage plans of property in the metropolis, in cases where the