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2. The conveyance to the Board by the Company of a piece
of land abutting on the river Thames having a frontage
to the river of 75 feet and extending on the south to
the centre of Waterside.
3. The laying of gas mains in roads not taken over by the
Local Authority at the reasonable depth required by
the Authority.
4. The dead end of sewers created by the stopping up of
highways to be provided by the Company with manholes,
ventilators, and other necessary works for in
specting, ventilating, cleansing, and flushing of such
sewers.
5. Two testing stations, one in Putney and one in
worth, away from the Company's works.
6. The testings for pressure to be at the public lamps, and
the Board not to be bound to give more than two
hours' notice of such testings to the Company.
Burials.
One of the first duties of the Burials Committee
which carries out the duties of the
late Burial Boards for the Parishes of Clapham, Putney,
Streatham, and Wandsworth, was to deal with the
changes effected by the Burial Act, 1900, which came
into force on the 1st of January, 1901.
Fees, other than for services rendered, are
abolished, subject to the following provisions:—
(a) Incumbents' fees payable in respect of
matters arising in burial grounds laid out
and used before the 10th July, 1900, are
continued (subject to commutation)
during the incumbency of the then
existing incumbents, or for 15 years,
whichever period is longer.
(b) Parish clerks, and other ecclesiastical officers
are entitled to compensation for the
abolition of their fees.
(c) Ministers' fees are collected by the Council
and paid over to the Ministers who offi-