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Owner. Nuisance. Result.
Miss E. Gurney, ot Defective drains at Magistrate granted an
181,Third Avenue, 79, Devonshire order
Manor Park, Street, Lisson
Essex Grove
William Riches Letting the kitchens Magistrates fined deTavonia,
404, separately at 1, fendant £4 and 4s.
Goldhawk Road, Buckingham St. costs
Chiswick
— Rees, of Broad. Defective drains, Magistrate's order
Street, W 317, Regent St. granted
G. Herbert, of 3, Defective drains at Summons adjourned
Melcombe Place 3,Melcombe Place for the work to be
done
In two cases rooms were certified to be in a verminous
condition, and were cleansed by the owner under the powers
conferred Part 1 of the London County Council General
Powers Acts.
HOUSE DRAINAGE.
A considerable number of new premises, many of which
are of a most important character, have been constructed during
the year. The plans with regard to the drainage of these
buildings have been duly considered and approved by the
Public Health Committee, and the laying of the drains supervised
by Messrs Gorniot & Perry. Mr. Gorniot taking the
district south of the Marylebone Road, Mr. Perry the district
north of the Marylebone Road.
In all 371 plans of new drainage, representing 46,000 feet
of pipes have been dealt with.
In the following cases it has been considered necessary to
proceed against builders for contravention of the law which
compels them to give notice of proposed new drainage and to
deposit plans and specifications.
Mr. G. Pannett, of Tottenham Court Road, was
summoned for doing work in Cleveland Street without
giving notice, such work not being in accordance with the
by-laws. The Magistrate fined the defendant £1, with 2s.
costs.
Messrs. H. & E. Lea, of Warwick Street, were summoned
for not depositing plans with reference to a house
in Oxford Street, and fined £2, with £3 3s. costs.
Mr. Benjamin, of Mortimer Street, was summoned
for not giving notice, and for executing sanitary work in
Mortimer Street, not in compliance with the by-laws and
fined £2, with 12s. 6d. costs for each offence.