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deliver or send to the Corporation at the Guildhall, a plan showing the situation of
such water-closet, drawn to scale, together with a section showing the proposed means
of ventilation.
Under Section 17 every person who shall offend against these Bye-laws renders
himself liable to a penalty of 5l. for every such offence, and in the case of a continuing
offence, to a further penalty of 40s. for each day after written notice of this offence
from the Corporation,
Any infringement of such a Bye-law is a serious matter and may lead to
considerable trouble and expense to the owner of the property, inasmuch as it may
necessitate the condemnation of a system installed in contravention of the Corporation
requirements.
Two instances of this neglect have occurred during the year, and the following is
a resume of the facts in regard to each.
175, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C.
A water-closet was erected at these premises without the submission of plans to
my Department. The structure itself was situated under the public way, and was,
moreover, not in accord with the Corporation requirements.
20, FENCHURCH STREET, E.C.
Erection of a water-closet in contravention of the Bye-laws and without notice
being given.
It is important that serious notice should be taken of such cases as these, as
although they may appear of trifling importance, much waste of time and money may be
caused by this neglect on the part of those responsible, and the matter was therefore
placed in the hands of the City Solicitor.
REPORT OF DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE ON INTERCEPTING
TRAPS IN HOUSE DRAINS.
The Departmental Committee appointed by the President of the Local Government
Board on the 15th October, 1908, to enquire with regard to the use of intercepting
traps in house drains, have now concluded their labours, and their Report, dated
22nd December, 1911, is a document of a highly interesting and instructive character.
Although the investigation nominally originated with a proposal by the Willesden
Urban District Council to adopt a series of Bye-laws, from which had been omitted the