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Untrapped road gullies, defec- Cul de sac adjoin- Summons issued
tive paving and channelling ing and between under Section 100
of road and iootways. 67 & 69, Mellish of the Met. Local
Street, Alpha Ed. Man. Act, 1855.
Dismissed; no costs
allowed.
In the above case the summons was dismissed on a technical legal
point relating to ownership. For the defence it was held that in this
particular instance the responsible person must be not only freeholder
of the court but also owner of the adjacent premises as interpreted
by Sec. 99 of the Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855, and
as these premises were held under long leases by different owners, who
were not the freeholders of the cul de sac, the freeholder could not be
held responsible for the work. With this the magistrate concurred.
Premises where Food Stuffs were Sold or Prepared for Sale.

The number of intimations and notices served and complied with,
viz., 68, show the amount of work, principally cleansing and limewashing,
which resulted from the above inspections.
Riverside Wharves.
Frequent visits were made to the undermentioned wharves for the