View report page

153
11 and 12, Ivy Cottages; 57 and 59, Bath Street; 130, High Street;
28-40, Devas Street; 79-83, Chrisp Street; 24-27, Grace Street;
96-98, Kerbey Street; 575-583, Manchester Road; 38-40, Byron
Street; 1 to 5, Thomas Street; 53-55, Bath Street; 158 and 162,
Upper North Street; 1, Bloomfield Street; 59-61, Wellington Road ;
62-68, Devons Road; and 39, 41 and 43, Gough Street.
With respect to the defective combined drainage system at 103,
Malmesbury Road, included in the above, it appeared that in 1866
a Mr. Dempsey laid the drain in question without notice to the
Sanitary Authority. He subsequently submitted a plan and application,
but this was disapproved and proceedings were taken in
the Police Court and a fine of 2s. 6d. imposed. There was no
subsequent approval of the combined system nor was Mr. Dempsey
called upon to remove the drain.
The drain having become defective, proceedings were instituted
against the present owner, and the magistrate in deciding the case
held that in the absence of the order or approval of the Sanitary
Authority of the combination, the combined drain became a sewer
maintainable by the Council. He accordingly dismissed the
summons, but without costs. See page 162.
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS)
ACT, 1904.
Twenty-seven notices were served in) respect of cleansing houses
infested with vermin under Section 20.
Four notices were served under Section 22 calling upon the
owners to provide two public-houses and two beer-houses with proper
doors to the urinals attached to their premises.