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daily collection is a standard which the City Council is endeavouring to
obtain, it must be pointed out that this will entail much more cost to
the Council, and also that there appears no immediate demand for it.
Therefore, while the removal of dust is being gradually extended, it
would not appear advisable to place the Council under a legal obligation
and penalties to remove dust more often than once a week.
By-laivs under Section 39 (1).
By-law No. 1.—That words be introduced which would allow of
w.c.'s being placed on the top floors of houses where the roof might be'
taken as the external wall with proper louvred lights, and with a view
also to meeting the difficulty introduced by the Building Act, which
permits of the ground floor of a building being entirely built over, the
roof of such building might be taken as the external wall when the area
of part of the ground floor extending beyond the main building is not
less than 40 feet in extent and efficient ventilation is obtainable.
That in the last paragraph, the words " constructed below the surface
of the ground, and " be omitted.
That it is desirable that the floors of all water-closets be constructed,
of impervious material.
By-law No. 2.—That the area of the window prescribed, viz..
2 square feet, is insufficient for the purpose of effectively lighting the
w.c., and should therefore be increased.
By-law No. 14.—That a new By-law be made that would prevent
any subsequent • structural alterations being made in premises which
would in any way cause non-compliance with these By-laws.
That By-law No. 14 be amended so as to require the giving of notice
to the Sanitary Authority of any structural alterations that may be
made to a w.c. subsequent to its erection, as well as the giving of
notice in regard to its erection, &c.
By-law No. 25.—[Also No. 1 of By-laws under Section 16 (2).]—That
where the receptacle is a suitable covered carriage, cart, or other
contrivance in which the dung of horses or other cattle with stable litter
is stored, and which is removed without disturbing the contents, this
By-law should not apply.
The Works and Highways Committees reported on these suggestions
that " from an engineering and constructional point of view, the suggestions
of the Public Health Committee are satisfactory and reasonable,"
and eventually, with the exception of that under No. 9, the Council
adopted the recommendations.
Drainage Works.—In my report for 1902, I reported on the
confusion which sometimes arose as to which department should
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