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London County Council have drafted Bye-laws to be
framed under the 202nd Section of the Metropolis
Local Management Act, 1855, which, when enacted,
will be of considerable use, but additional regulations,
to be made by the Vestry, will still be necessary. It
is to be hoped that steps will be taken to supply this
defect. During the year several systems of combined
drainage have been dealt with. In three instances
the systems were relaid by the Vestry, in four others
orders were made under Section 74 of the Metropolis
Local Management Act, 1855, and in certain others,
the systems have been broken up, new independent
connections being made to the sewers, towards the
expense of which the Vestry contributed.
In November last the Vestry determined to make
a complete examination of the building plans in the
care of the London County Council, as successors to
the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers. Several
cases of combined drainage have been found, and the
records will help to put the responsibility on the
proper parties, who in the majority of cases would, or
ought to be, the owners of the property.
During the summer months there were many
complaints of smells from the ventilators of the Ranelagh
Sewer. A Deputation from the Vestry waited
on the Main Drainage Committee of the London
County Council in November last, and laid before the
Committee a full statement of the complaints. Much
of the nuisance is caused by the insufficiency of the