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Dewberry Street, Nos. 19, 21.
East India Road, Nos. 287, 287A (not main drain under
basement cellar floor leading to sewer), 419.
Findhorn Street, No. 40, 42.
Guildford Road, Nos. 29, 31, 33, 35, 37.
In carrying out the above-mentioned drainage work, it necessitated
the submitting of 34 plans to the Board for approval.
It was necessary, in pursuance of the Committee's and Board's
orders of authorization, to apply for 17 summonses against owners of
the undermentioned premises for disregarding the Board's notices,
with the following results:—
Cording Street, 15, work started two days before the date of the
hearing of summons, adjourned 14 days, question of "sewer" or
"drain" raised, at adjourned hearing. Magistrate's order to execute
works on notice in 14 days, and to pay £1 11s. 6d. costs; notice
complied with, Notices complied with at the adjoining nine premises
which formed a combined system of drainage with No. 15.
Albert Street, 9, unfit for human habitation, occupied in contravention
of the Magistrate's "closing order;" served 20th November,
1897. Owner written to, no answer received; occupants warned
and served with notices to quit the premises, but still paid rent to
owner. Summonses were applied for against owner, tenant, and
lodger. Summonses were heard together on 15th April, 1898.
Owner fined £29 and £2 3s. costs. Tenant fined 2s. cost of summons,
he had moved away on service of summons. Lodger's
case was adjourned, she was warned to quit the premises without
delay; hearing adjourned to the following day, and further adjourned
after the defendant was severely reprimanded by the magistrate for
not obeying order of the Court; 18th, premises unoccupied and
defendant's whereabouts unknown; summons withdrawn.
Broomfield Street, 14, 18, 20 and 22; fourteen days abatement