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to remove the difficulties in this matter, recommended the
County Council to secure powers for Borough Councils in its
next General Powers Bill to this end.
A suitable clause was inserted in the next London County
Council (General Powers) Bill in consequence of this representation,
but upon the appearance of the Act it was found that
this clause had been excised.
We are still strongly of opinion that the most satisfactory
method of removal of offensive refuse would be for the Borough
Councils to be empowered to perform this duty. This opinion
was supported by the various producers of offensive refuse in
the Borough at the time of the above mentioned representation.
We therefore
Recommend—That the London County Council be strongly
recommended to include in its next General Powers Bill a
clause enabling Borough Councils to carry out the removal of
offensive refuse in the districts under their several jurisdictions,
and that all possible steps be taken to secure that such provisions
shall become law, the work being executed at the cost
of the producers of offensive refuse.
The report was received by the Council and the
recommendation adopted, but no indication has yet
been given by the County Council that steps will be
taken in the desired direction.
In October, in view of renewed complaints, an
application was made direct to the County Public
Health Committee to secure an amendment of the
Bye-Laws by which the time for removal should be
from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. throughout the year, and the
various Metropolitan Sanitary Authorities were asked
to support the action taken by the Authority.
On the 2nd November, a reply was received
from the County Council stating that that
Authority could not entertain such a revision of