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60, Woolmore Street; 52 to 58, Burcham Street; 6 and 8, Parnell
Road; 32 and 34, Woolmore Street; 61 to 63, Brunswick Road;
86 and 87, Cadogan Terrace; and 2 to 5, Grove Villas.
The St. Pancras Borough Council called attention to the fact
(hat when premises within one curtilage are sub-divided into premises
within two or more curtilages, the existing drain takes the
drainage of more than one premises and may become a sewer.
The London County Council was asked to promote a Bill in
Parliament to prevent the creation of sewers by the sub-division of
premises, and for the imposition of a substantial penalty for creating
a sewer by adding drainage beyond the curtilage of any premises.
The Committee recommended the Council to support the action
of St. Pancras Borough Council in the matter.
The following letter was received from the London County
Council on the subject of legislation regarding Combined
Drainage: —
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL,
County Hall, Spring Gardens, S.W.,
J,tli August, 190If.
Sir,
The Council has had under consideration a letter, dated 12th
February, 1904, from the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of
St. Pancras, and also communications from a number of the Metropolitan
Borough Councils, suggesting that the Council should promote
a Bill in Parliament for the prevention of the creation of
sewers by the subdivision of premises, and to provide for a substantial
penalty in case of such action.
With reference thereto I am directed to remind you that during
five sessions of Parliament the Council endeavoured, without success,
to obtain legislation with regard to the question of combined
drainage; and in October, 1900, it was deemed inadvisable to
take further action on the Metropolitan Sewers and Drains Bill,
which the Council had promoted.