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"were present at the emptying of a cesspool belonging to a
cottage, and distant from same about 30 ft and o:ily when
standing close to the cesspool could any appreciable nuisance
be noticed; the cart is air-tight and has a small vent, to allow
the air to escape as the sewage is pumped into the cart, after
which air-valve is closed, and when passing through the streets
no nuisance would be noticeable.
"A special pump supplied by Messrs. Glover, of Wolverhampton
and worked by handlever is used, requiring two men
to pump.
"The Surveyor informed the Committee that even in the
case of terrace houses the system works satisfactorily, a length
of matting being laid down by the men when carrying the
suction pipe through the house.
"It appears that the Medical Officer for the district is
somewhat adverse to the cesspool system, but the Surveyor
is quite satisfied with it, and although the L.G.B. have been
asking the Council to lay down a sewerage system in lieu of it
they have not yet forced them to do so; it appears that the
district is so flat that a sewerage system would be particularly
costly as all sewage would have to be pumped up, some it would
be necessary to use the compressed air system for lifting the
sewage, which would be worked from a central station."
The matter is still under consideration.
Rubbish Tipping on the Banks of the Canal.
This nuisance which has occurred from time to time for
many years has again given rise to trouble as will be shown
by the following correspondence and my Special Report
thereon.
Local Government Board,
Whitehall, S.W.
22nd May, 1915
Sir,
I am directed by the Local Government Board to state
that they have received from the D.D.M.S. of the Eastern
Command the enclosed copy of a report by the Officer