View report page

22
ON THE SANITARY CONDITION OF
Plans of Drainage Works.—A Bill promoted by the London
County Council requiring the deposit with Sanitary Authorities
of plans and notices of drainage works, received the Royal Assent
under the title of the "Metropolis Management Acts Amendment
(By-laws) Act, 1899." The principal section of the Act is as
follows:—
"2. The powers of the London County Council for making
"by-laws under Section Two hundred and two of the Metropolis
"Management Act, 1855, shall extend and apply to authorise
"the Council to make By-laws for the following purpose.
"Requiring persons about to construct, re-construct, or alter
"the pipes, drains, or other means of communicating with sewers,
"or the traps and apparatus connected therewith, to deposit with
"the Sanitary Authority of the District such plans, sections, and
"particulars of the proposed construction, re-construction, or
"alteration as may be necessary for the purpose of ascertaining
"whether such construction, re-construction, or alteration, is in
"accordance with the statutory provisions relative thereto, and
"with any By-laws made under the said section.
"Provided that any such By-laws shall not require the
"deposit of any plan or section in the case of any repair which
"does not involve the alteration or the entire re-construction of
"any such pipe, drain or other means of communicating with
"sewers, or the traps and apparatus connected therewith.
"Provided that any such By-laws shall not require the
"deposit of plans, sections, and particulars before the work is
"commenced in any case in wbich the alteration of the drains
"must be carried out at once, but the By-laws may require such
"deposit to be made within a limited time from the commencement
"of the work."
Draft by-laws have been prepared, but some doubt exists as
to the power of Local Authorities under the "Metropolis
Management Act" to enforce such by-laws, the present ones
being under the "Public Health (London) Act."
Public Health Act.—At the request of the County Council,
the Board submitted an extensive series of amendments desired
in connection with the " Public Health (London) Act." An Act
to consolidate all the Health Acts relating to London is required.