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London, as that contained in the Public Health Act, 1875;
enabling the Sanitary Authority to make and alter bye-laws for
carrying out necessary provisions in regard to construction and
drainage of houses. The Committee refer to the need of a
"Consolidating Act bringing to a focus the scattered enactments
on sanitary and administrative matters," and "note with satisfaction
that such a codification, so far as Sanitary and Nuisances
Removal Acts are concerned, was contemplated by the Public
Health (Metropolis) Bill 1885, introduced in August, 1885, by
the then Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury." The Committee
hoped that the Bill would be reintroduced in the current
session; but this is not possible. They observe that, as the said
Bill "will finally clear the Statute Book of 14 statutes, all of
which are already repealed as regards the rest of England, it
cannot fail to prove very useful to sanitary authorities and
officials alike." The Committee conclude their report with a
reference to the necessity for "a similar measure dealing with the
Metropolis Management and Building Acts."
It has only to be added that at a meeting held on February
10th, 1886, your Vestry referred the Report to the Law and
Parliamentary Committee, and to the Works, Sanitary, and
General Purposes Committee respectively; "as to the best
means to be adopted for carrying out the recommendations," and
that the said Committees submitted, in April, a joint report
on the subject, which was unanimously adopted.
Committee for carrying out the Nuisances Removal
Acts.—With the view of accelerating proceedings in cases of
nuisance, your Yestry decided, in February, to appoint the Works,
Sanitary, and General Purposes Committee, to be a Committee to
receive notices, take proceedings, and in all respects execute the
Nuisances Removal Act, for England, 1855, and all Amending
Acts. The Committee meets for the purposes of the Acts once a
week, and Notices are issued upon the immediate authority of the
Committee, which in due course reports its proceedings to your