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Infringement of By-laws.—Proceedings were taken against builders
and others for neglecting to give notice before erecting or altering
water-closets, drains, &c., in two instances with the following results:—
Davis and Bennett, for constructing w.c. and soil-pipe, without giving
notice, at 23 and 24 Henrietta Street. Fined £2 and 2s. costs.
M. Pearson for constructing w.c. and soil-pipe, without giving notice, at
17, Lower Belgrave Street. Pined £1 and 2s. costs. A number of others
were cautioned by the Public Health Committee.
Amendment of By-laws.—The Council have had under consideration
the By-laws made by the County Council under Sections 16 and 39, on
which I submitted a special report. The Public Health Committee
recommended:—
By-laws under Section 16 (2).
By-laws Nos. 1 and 2. [Also No. 25 of By-laws under Sec. 39 (1).]
—That the By-laws be altered so as to permit of offensive refuse
being removed between the hours of 12 midnight and 9 a.m. all the
year round, and that under any circumstances the following exemption
clause be inserted:—
" This By-law shall not apply to any person removing or carrying, or
causing to be removed or carried, such fecal or offensive or noxious
matter or liquid, deposited in an impervious air-tight receptacle or
receptacles, and removed or carried in the same impervious air-tight
receptacle or receptacles—such receptacle or receptacles being cleansed
periodically as required."
By-law No. 8.—That the word " suitable " or " properly covered" be
added before the words " movable receptacle."
By-law No. 9.—That instead of once, twice a week all the year
round be insisted on, in regard to the removal of house refuse.
That it is desirable that a daily collection of house refuse be
instituted in neighbourhoods where houses are of the tenement class.
That the occupier of any premises shall give free access to the
Sanitary Authority or others acting on their behalf for the purpose of
the removal of house refuse.
On this suggestion the "Works and Highways Committees reported :—
With regard to the suggested amendment, the Council are at
present under a liability with penalties to remove dust at least once a
week. As a matter of fact a daily removal is carried out in a considerable
part of the City, and as opportunity offers this system is being
gradually extended although at an increased cost. Dust is removed
from many premises twice and three times a week. Cases of complaint
of non-removal of dust at less periods than once a week are few and far
between, and, while agreeing with the Public Health Committee that a