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1.—To forthwith properly cleanse and scavenge the surface of
so much of the Regent's Canal and the banks thereof as lie
within the said Parish of St. Pancras, and henceforth to do
so three times a week, on alternate days, throughout the
months of June, July, and August in each year, and twice
in each week throughout the other remaining months in
each year.
2.—To forthwith cleanse and scavenge the bottom of so much
of the said Canal as aforesaid, including the lav-byes and
basins thereof, and to that end to clear away and remove
therefrom the mud and all other deposits, by dredging, or
other effective means, and henceforth to perform these and
any other necessaay works once in each year.
.3.—To concrete such parts of so much of the said Canal as
aforesaid, including the basins and lay byes, and other
places adjacent to wharves as are likely to allow mud and
other deposits to accumulate.
4.—To construct an overflow at the southern end of Cumberland
Market Basin, so as to change water in such basin and
prevent stagnation thereof.
(b) That in case the said Company make default in complying with the
notice referred to, the matter be referred to the Vestry's Solicitors
to take such proceedings_ as may be necessary for the abatement of
such nuisances.
In November, your Vestry called the attention of the County Council to the
insufficient flow of water in the Regents and Grand Junction Canals, and asked
for the necessary steps to be taken to obtain legislation to remedy the evil.
Subsequently at a Conference of the various Sanitary Authorities at the
London County Council, it was decided to address a communication to the
Board of Trade as to the insufficient flow of water along the Canal.
The Statutory Notices served upon the North Metropolitan Railway and
Canal Company not being complied with, [ examined the Canal in detail
throughout iis course in St. Pancras and ascertained the situation, extent, and
depth of the accumulations of mud along the channel and in the lay-byes and
off-shoots. The North Metropolitan Railway and Canal Company subsequentlyagreed
to a conjoint sounding and inspection of the Canal, &c., by a representative
of the Company and a Sanitary Inspector of the Vestry, for the
purpose of verifying the accumulations of mud stated to exist.
Many lay-byes and docks being in the occupation of private owners,
responsible for their condition and maintenance, contained accumulations of
mud, and as they were not the property of the Canal Company notices were
served upon the owners to remove the deposits and accumulations.
Many hundreds of tons of mud have been removed from the water way,
lay-bves, etc. of the Canal, and there is now a fair prospect of improvement
in the condition of the Regent's Canal.
The laying of a sewer to drain the Zoological Gardens is still under the
consideration of your Vestry, in conjunction with the Vestry of St.
Marylebone.