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to 17, Andrew Street and 2 to 6, Wilson Street; All Saints' Schools to
92, High Street, Poplar; 28to32, Glaucus Street; 16 and 17, Charles Street;
1 to 13, Alpha Road; 29and31, Wellington Street and 22to25, Chadbourne
Street; 21 to 23, Chilcot Street; 24 to 32, Tooke Street; 25, Brunswick
Street, through Poplar Station, G.E.R.; St. Stephen's Schools, Speeding's
Gardens, and 27 to 37, Lower North Street; 381, 383, and "The Dorset
Arms," Manchester Road; 48 to 60, Grundy Street; 53 to 57, High Street,
Poplar ; 27 to 28, Lyal Road.
Combined Drainage Conference, etc.
The General Purposes Committee considered a reference from the
Council of the question of combined drainage with a view to the submission
to Parliament of a Bill for the amendment of the law on the
subject by throwing upon owners the cost of maintenance of all combined
drainage systems or other drains not approved by the proper authority as
sewers.
A Bill to effect this purpose was prepared by the London County
Council and introduced in five Sessions of Parliament during 1896—1900,
but without successful result.
On the 18th June, 1903, a deputation from Metropolitan Borough
Councils waited upon the then President of the Local Government Board
to urge legislation on the subject, and a sympathetic reply was given;
nothing, however, was done, and in October, 1904, the Council approved
a suggestion of the London County Council that a joint representation
should be made to the Government with a view to legislation.
The General Purposes Committee were informed a private Bill
dealing with the matter would have small chance of passing into law,
and the introduction of such a Bill would involve a certain loss.
The General Purposes Committee were of opinion the London
County Council should be asked to introduce a clause into a General
Powers Bill for the purpose of effecting the object in view, and recommended
the Council that a representation to this effect be made to the
London County Council, and other Metropolitan Borough Councils be
asked to support such representation.
Intimations were received from the Metropolitan Borough Councils,
with a few exceptions, in support of the application of the Council to the
London County Council to introduce a clause into a General Powers Bill
dealing with the question of Combined Drainage.