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should occupiers be permitted to place any kind of pail, old
egg box, hamper, or basket on the kerb, the effect is, in
addition to the slovenly appearance of so various a collection,
the refuse is more liable to blow about the street, to escape on
to the pavement, and to cause generally a nuisance, increasing
the expense of scavenging and making an otherwise clean
street dirty ; hence the Public Health Committee are determined
to enforce proper receptacles, and the dust inspector
has received orders to follow up by summons all persons
who after due notice fail to provide and maintain such
receptacles.