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place, and in the result a Bill was generally agreed upon and forwarded
to us with a request that it should be adopted by the Council,
with such revision as the parliamentary agent might advise to be
necessary. We have received numerous letters from the local
authorities endorsing this view, and asking the Council to endeavour
to pass the Bill into law as speedily as possible. The agent has
accordingly revised the Bill which has been settled by Counsel, and it
seems to us in its present form to give effect to the wishes of the local
authorities. We have directed a copy to be sent to each member of
the Council, and we recommend :—
That the Bill entitled " A Bill to amend the Metropolis Management
Acts with respect to Sewers and Drains," be approved, and
that the Committee be instructed to arrange for its introduction as
a public Bill.
On 28th March the Sanitary Committee considered the question
of the principle of undertaking drainage work for private owners, and
recommended that—
" Excepting in urgent cases of nuisance, no work shall in the
" future be executed to property of private owners, but the
" necessary notices shall be served and legal proceedings
" taken against such owners to compel a proper compliance
" with the Public Health (London) Act; and in the case of
" the opening of highways an estimate shall be made by the
" Surveyor approximate to the expected outlay, and such
" estimated sum shall be deposited before the work is
" commenced."
This recommendation was adopted by the Board.
If, however, no records can be found of any combined drainage
the Board does the work after notices are served under the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891, Section 43.