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an amendment of the law as to the time allowed for the construction
of sewers, and for taking proceedings in the event of their not being
constructed in accordance with the approved plans. The County
Council stated in reply that difficulties of the nature referred to appeared
to be of very occasional occurrence, and that in the absence of further
instances and information that Council was of opinion that no case
could be shown for an amendment of the law.
40. An owner of property in Fallsbrook Road having appealed
against the decision of the Magistrate on a summons
issued by the Council under the Fallsbrook Road
repairs apportionment, the appeal was heard before the Lord Chief
Justice, Mr. Justice Ridley and Mr. Justice Darling, and allowed on
two points out of the four raised by the appeal. The Court refused to
allow the appellant's costs as the decision 011 the main point was in
favour of the Council. A fresh apportionment has since been made in
accordance with the decision of the Court.
Fallsbrook
Road Repairs
Apportionment.
41. Councillors Ball, Phillips, and Toms attended as this
Council's representatives a Conference convened by the
Hackney Borough Council of representatives of such
Metropolitan Borough Councils as do not possess the power of
appointing Assessment Committees. Resolutions were passed in
favour of an amendment of the law so as to provide that each
Metropolitan Borough Council should appoint the Assessment
Committee for the Borough, and requesting the Borough Councils
affected to appoint members to form a deputation to the President of
the Local Government Board to urge upon him the necessity of the
proposal. Alderman Anderson and Councillor Ball were appointed this
Council's representatives on the proposed deputation, which, however,
did not wait upon the President, the Board having stated that the
President was aware of the situation, that it did not at present
appear to him that it could be dealt with apart from the general
question of valuation—a matter upon which the Government did not
propose to introduce legislation that Session, and that under the
circumstances it did not seem necessary for the deputation to attend.
Assessment
Committees.
42. This was an action brought by Mr. Wiggins for compensation
in respect of injuries alleged to have been sustained
in consequence of his falling off a van belonging to the
Council at the Garratt Lane shoot. The action was heard before the
Wiggins
v. Council.