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Metropolitan Water Board—Removal of Three-gallon
Waste Preventers and Valve Closets.
The Metropolitan Water Board was taking steps to enforce the
substitution of two-gallon for three-gallon water waste preventers where
in use and abolition of valve closets.
The Wandsworth Borough Council resolved" That the Water Board
be informed that this Council is of opinion that in the interests of public
health the substitution of two-gallon for three-gallon waste preventers and
the removal of valve closets should not be insisted upon, and is further of
opinion that the alteration would not conduce to the economic use of
water," and asks for the support of this Council to its action. The Public
Health and Housing Committee recommended the Council to concur in
the resolution of the Wandsworth Borough Council and the Metropolitan
Water Board be so informed.
COMBINED DRAINAGE.
Metropoltian Sewers and Drains Bill.
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:—109 to 115, St. Leonards Boad; 17 to 21, Cobden
Street; 26, Wrights Boad and 4 to 10, Beale Boad; 108 and 110, St.
Leonards Boad; 18 and 19, Ellerthorpe Street; 163 and 165, St. Leonards
Boad; 114 and 116, Usher Boad; 294 to 298, West Ferry Boad.
Metropolitan Sewkrs and Drains Bill.*
The old Metropolitan Sewers and Drains Bill is still in existence but
* Metropolitan Sewers and Drains Bill.
Memorandum.
The object of this Bill is to amend the state of the law relating to combined
drainage.
There are two kinds of combined drains, the "combined drain," which in law is
a "drain," and the "combined drain," which in law is a "sewer," The former is
repairable by the private owner; the latter by the public authority.
In the opinion of builders, owners and local authorities combined drains were
originally constructed as drains, and were mutually regarded as such until the retro-