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Market-street, May-fair, No 12. This is a house
through which passed all the drainage of No. 44, Curzonstreet,
and of one closet in the yard of No. 45, Curzonstreet
behind it, as well as the drainage of No. 11,
Market-street, adjoining. Besides this, the rainwater
from the roofs of Nos. 44, 45, and 46, Curzon-street, and
from the back of No. 11, Market-street, passed through it.
All this drainage and sewage seem formerly to have been
received into a cesspool in the back yard of No. 12,
Market-street, with an overflow drain through the house
into a sewer in Shepherd's-market. Afterwards, the cesspool
seems to have been very imperfectly filled up, and a
sort of drain made along the top of it, with a wooden
cover. This had now decayed, and fallen in, and obstructed
the drain, so that the back yard of No. 45
Curzon-street, and the area and kitchen of No. 12,
Market-street, were flooded. Hereupon, complaint was
made by the owner of No. 45, Curzon-street, and attended
to by Mr. Grant, the Inspector, who recommended
that the rotten saturated earth in the cesspool, and the
old brick drain in the yard, should be removed, the place
filled in with dry rubbish, and a new pipe drain be laid
down. It was agreed by the various parties that this
should be done at their joint expense, or rather at the
expense of all the parties except the owner of No. 12.
The last named owner suddenly, however, changed his
mind, refused admission to the workmen, and threatened
to cut off the watercourse of the three houses which
passed through his yard. Hereupon, as a serious nuisance
existed, and was continuing, a Special Meeting of the
Sanitary Committee was summoned for 5th March, when,
after hearing the various parties who attended, the Committee
ordered the owner of No. 12 to be summoned if he