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Council, and directed the London County Council be urged to increase
the height of such shafts throughout the Borough.
The following communication was received from the London County
Council in reply :—
"With reference to your letter of the 4th instant, as to complaints
which have been received of nuisance arising from the sewer
ventilating shafts in Poplar, I am directed to inform you that the
ventilator by the Atley Road School, to which you draw special
attention, was closed some time ago, as a result of complaints made
by the Managers of the School. It is found, on inspection, that the
sacking, which was placed in this column to prevent foul smells
arising, is still in position, and the Council, therefore, cannot understand
that there should be any cause for complaint in this instance.
"One or two complaints were received during the summer of this
year of emanations from other ventilating columns, and in these cases
the shafts were increased in height to 42 feet.
"The Council does not consider it necessary to raise all the
columns in the Borough of Toplar as suggested in your letter, as in
some cases the height of 36 feet, which is that usually adopted, is
ample. Where, however, specific complaints are received of foul gas
being emitted from the column, and the surrounding buildings are of
greater height than the shaft, the Council will be prepared to take
action in the direction suggested, but in no case can a column be
increased to a height greater than 42 feet."
COMBINED DRAINAGE AND
CONFERENCE.
Drainage reconstruction was carried out by the Council at the undermentioned
premises, either on account of there being no plans or the
plans not being in order:—*136 to 140, Bow Road; 1to8, Burdett
Street and 178 and 181, Devons Road; 88 and 89, Cadogan Terrace; 19
to 25, Locton Street; 1 to 9, St. Leonard's Street and 96 to 104, High
Street, Bromley ; 19 to29, Chiltern Road and 31 to 37, Knapp Road; 13
* See Police Court proceedings, page 159.