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In dismissing the case mentioned above, the Magistrate stated
he did not consider matter could be considered offensive if in order
to obtain the effluvia it was necessary to mount the vehicle conveying
it.
It was suggested to the Committee that the Commissioner of
Police be communicated with, asking him to assist the Sanitary
Authority by the aid of the mounted patrols in enforcing the bylaws
made by the London County Council in respect of the removal
by road of offensive or noxious matter through the Poplar District.
The Committee directed the Commissioner of Police be communicated
with.
REMOVAL OF DEAD HORSES.
The London County Council proposed to make, under Section
54 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1903,
a by-law as follows:—
Any person who shall convey the carcase of a dead horse through
or along a public street in the County of London shall use for
such purpose a vehicle constructed and closed in such manner that
such carcase shall be completely concealed from public view, and
the body of such vehicle shall be made of or lined with impervious
material so as to prevent any liquid or discharge from the said
carcase escaping from such vehicle.
He shall so convey such carcase along the public streets with all
reasonable dispatch, and so as to prevent any nuisance arising
therefrom.
Any person who shall offend against the foregoing by-law shall
be liable for each breach of such by-law to a penalty not exceeding
forty shillings.
This by-law shall not extend to the City of London.