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passing of this Act, with which two or more houses or premises are
at the date of the passing of this Act or may at any time thereafter,
be connected, or which is used, or capable of being or intended to be
used, for the conveyance of the drainage of such houses or buildings
directly or indirectly to any sewer which has been approved as such
by the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers, the Metropolitan
Board of Works, or the London County Council, but shall not
include any sewer so approved as aforesaid."
The Public Health and Housing Committee suggested the Bill should
be supported by the Council.
The cost to the Council of re-construction of Combined Drainage in
the Borough exceeds £1,100 per annum.
The General Purposes Committee were of opinion every effort should
be made to secure the passage of the Bill, and recommended the Council
that the Metropolitan Sewers and Drains Bill be approved and supported,
and that the members representing the Borough in Parliament be urged
to support the Bill, and to take all possible steps to secure its adoption by
Parliament.
PORT OF LONDON
Application for Increased Powers. Local Government Board
Inquiry—Conference of Authorities at Bermondsey.
The Public Health and Housing Committee considered the following
communication from the Local Government Board, together with a
request of the London County Council to be informed of the Borough
Council's views as to the proposal to confer on the Port Sanitary
Authority certain powers of a Sanitary Authority under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891.
Local Government Board,
Whitehall, S.W.
24th July, 1907.
Sir,—I am directed by the Local Government Board to state
that the Port of London Sanitary Authority have applied to the
Board for the issue of an Order under Section 112 of the Public