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to inform the several Metropolitan Borough Councils of the City
Council's action.
The Public Health and Housing Committee were of opinion it is
desirable the law should be amended as proposed, and recommended that
the Council concur in this opinion, and the application of the Westminster
City Council to the Local Government Board be supported.
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
For report of Mr. William Johnson, Inspector for Houses Let in
Lodgings, see pages 220-223. There are 960 houses let in lodgings on
the register, see report, pages 222 and 223.
WATER CERTIFICATES AND CUTTING
OFF WATER SUPPLIES.
Water certificates were authorised to be given under Section 48 (2)
of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891—New Cottages, Nos. 157 & 159,
Mellish Street; and New Office and Dwelling House, Dudgeon's Wharf,
Manchester Road.
The Islington Borough Council called attention to the fact that the
Metropolitan Water Board were continuing the practice of the Water
Companies of cutting off the water supply from any inhabited house in
respect of which the water rate had not been paid, ana subsequently
giving notice to the Borough Council that the water had been disconnected
from the premises, in order that legal proceedings may be taken by the
Council to compel the rate defaulter to reinstate it. It was urged that the
Board should, on sanitary grounds, discontinue the practice of cutting off
supplies, and take legal proceedings against defaulters for recovery of the
rates. The Islington representative had been requested to urge this on
the Metropolitan Water Board, and other Borough Councils were asked to
take similar action.
The Public Health and Housing Committee concurred and recommended
that the Council's representative on the Metropolitan Water
Board be asked to urge the Board to discontinue the practice of cutting off