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County Council in February last to consider this
question. This Board was represented by their several
Surveyors, and the following resolutions were passed by
the Conference, viz.:—
1.—That the closing of sewer ventilators in response to complaints
increases the general evil, the diminution of which is to be attained by
the multiplication of the ventilators at regular frequent intervals.
2.—That in connection with any interceptor hereafter fixed on a
main house drain it is advisable to carry up a ventilating pipe from the
sewer side of the interceptor, up the front, side, or back of the house,
to the satisfaction of the local sanitary authority, and that the outlet
drain from the the interceptor shall not be flap-trapped in sewer, unless
required by the local sanitary authority.
3.—That pipe ventilators up buildings, or otherwise where possible,
should always be adopted, in addition to surface ventilation.
It is the practice of the Board to erect pipe ventilators
against buildings as opportunities occur.
Telephone
Service.
The Corporation of London having made
an application for an enquiry into the cost
and efficiency of the telephone service in London
invited the Board to appoint delegates to attend a
conference on the subject. Messrs. Kimber, Ridley,
and Lidiard were appointed to represent the Board at
the Conference, which was held on the 17th March.
The following resolutions were passed, viz.:—
"That in the opinion of this Conference of Delegates representing
the Corporation of London and the Vestries and District Boards of the
Metropolis, the present telephone service of London is inadequate,
inefficient, and costly."
"That in the opinion of this Conference an enquiry should be
held by the Treasury as to the cost, adequacy, and efficiency of the
London telephone service, and all matters relating thereto, agreeably to
the request of the Local Authorities of London."
"That inasmuch as the National Telephone Company is not
possessed of statutory powers for placing mains, pipes, or wires underneath
the streets of the Metropolis, it is undesirable that Local