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5. Vestry to cause Work to be done at Owner's
Expense.—The Committee advise that the powers of sections 73,
81, and 85 of above cited Act, be exercised by the Vestry, and
drainage work, etc., carried out by the Surveyor at owner's
expense, when the Vestry's Notice is not complied with. The
"powers" referred to are comprehensive, and cover practically all
structural sanitary requirements.
6. Vestry's Mode of Procedure (under Nuisances Removal
Acts).—The Committee recommend that in all suitable
cases an Order should be obtained to prohibit the recurrence of
the nuisance, and that when the Justices' Order for the abatement
of the nuisance is disobeyed, the officers of the Vestry should
enter upon the premises in order to abate the nuisance, at the
cost of the owner or occupier.
7. Rules with respect to House Drainage, etc.—The
Committee recommend that certain "Instructions" adopted by the
Vestry (February 11th, 1885) for the guidance of the Sanitary
Inspectors, in regard to the sanitary arrangements of "Registered
Houses," be carried out in respect of all other houses wherein,
on examination, sanitary improvements are found to be necessary.*
8. Metropolitan Board's power to make Bye-laws with
reference to House Drainage Arrangements,—The Committee
being of opinion that the power might be exercised with advantage,
recommend that the attention of the members representing
the Vestry be called to the subject, with a view to their advising
the Board to exercise the powers conferred by the Act.
9. Public Conveniences.—The Committee refer to the
willingness of the Vestry to add to existing accommodation to any
extent necessary, and to the difficulty of obaining sites for urinals,
etc., free from objection on the part of adjoining occupiers of
inhabited houses. Local objection alone has prevented the Vestry
from adopting recommendations of sites made by the Works,
Sanitary, and General Purposes Committee. (The Medical
Officer of Health had reported that "such accommodation being
* See "Instructions" in later section, "Regulations for Bouses lot in Lodgings,"
etc.