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thus this vertical shaft was passing a very objectionable
odour from the County Council's new outfall sewer up into our
local sewer, thence through our local sewer grating into the
roadway; accordingly although the smells evidently arose from
the new outfall sewer yet they emanated from our surface ventilator,
and the County Council's reply to our complaint would
seem to indicate that they would wish to make this Council
responsible for the objectionable smells complained of. Needless
to say steps were immediately taken to satisfactorily deal with
this vertical shaft.
Unfortunately it has been thought that this Council could
take no action short of an action in the High Court, which
doubtless would have to go to the Highest Court and thus occasion
considerable expenditure, but during the year the opinion of
A. MacMorran, Esq., M.A., K.C., has been taken and as this
indicates there may be another method for taking action, definite
evidence upon which to base the case is now being collected.
I certainly think it is a great pity that the London County
Council who profess to have the public health and the good of
the public generally so much at heart have not seen their way to
do something, for even although it might turn out to be ineffectual,
still the fact of having attempted something would shew their
willingness to act up to their profession in the matter. Especially
when measures which it is thought would prove at any rate
helpful could be adopted at a very trifling expense.
It is with much regret that I have to place on record the
fact that the large amounts of money expended by the County
Council in providing the relief sewers through this district have
not been entirely effectual. At times of sudden great rainfall,