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' That, where practicable, sewers with dead ends be
connected with, adjacent sewers so as to allow of free
current of air'—
and thus, by improving ventilation, bring about a reduction in
stench. No action has been taken, hitherto, in regard to this
matter, which is, I submit, deserving of attention.
"In conclusion, I would beg the serious consideration of
your Committee for the several recommendations which form
the subject of the reference ; recommendations which, I think,
are not materially affected by the interesting résuné and report
of my colleague, the Surveyor."
The Committee in their report (15th November), stated
that the references and reports above referred to (including
the report of the Law and Parliamentary Committee) had
been dealt with under two heads, viz.:—
" The trapping of gullies, and
" The abolition of sewer ventilators on the surface of
roads."
On the first of these points the Committee recommended:—
" (a) That offensive street gullies be efficiently trapped.
b) That all new gullies to be constructed in the parish
be pan-gullies with syphon-trapped outlets.
(c) That the County Council be requested to trap with
syphon-traps all offensive gullies on the main line
sewers."
The Committee proceeded to observe that:—
" In cases where complaints are made of nuisance or
annoyance caused by offensive smells from sewer ventilators,
efforts are being made to obtain consent for the
fixing of shafts up adjacent houses, and where such consents