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shall have become offensive; it was probably never contemplated
that the contents of the vessels would be disposed of in the
objectionable manner above mentioned. Your Vestry directed a
letter to be written to certain of the licensees, urging the necessity
of greater care in complying with the provisions of Bye-laws 5
and 10 for the prevention of nuisance, and took steps to put a stop
to the nuisance in the field above-mentioned.
Licensing Day:—The views of your Vestry with respect to
the trapping of drains and the supply of water in the lairs were
brought under the notice of the Justices at the Special Sessions
for licensing, October 5th, the results being that the Justices
impressed on the licensees the propriety of providing a permanent
water supply, and that the licenses, in certain cases, were granted
conditionally on the drainage being put into proper order, conformably
with your Vestry's interpretation of the 16th Bye-law, and
this was subsequently done. One of the licensees, referring to
the letter addressed to him by your Vestry, expressed his willingness
to comply with the regulations, but complained of the
difficulty experienced in getting offal, blood, &c., taken away
regularly, and of the expense he had been put to in the endeavour.
The Justices appeared to think it reasonable that your Vestry
should, as suggested, assist the butchers in this matter: but it
was explained that not only is it no part of the duty of your
Vestry to undertake the removal of refuse from slaughter-houses,
but that no application for such assistance had been made. As
things are at present, moreover, it would be impracticable; but
should "Fryer's Destructor" be adopted by your Vestry, and
prove successful in operation, it might be possible in the future to
undertake the destruction, if not the collection, of offal, blood, &c.,
at the cost of the licensees, though it is open to question whether
such valuable animal matter should be destroyed '? there being
reason for believing that by systematized arrangements its storage,
removal and utilization might be effected without nuisance. For
compliance with the regulations, nothing more is required than
that offal, blood, &c., should be removed from the "premises;"
but the conveyance of "offensive matters" through the streets is
an important question materially affecting the comfort, not to say