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In the discussion it was thought that there should be a course adapted
to the needs of local authority staff.
It was agreed that the conference should be established as a permanent
body and that a further meeting to be held later in the year. The
feeling was expressed that the next meeting would be assisted if the
officers were first to formulate proposals as a basis for discussions.
A meeting of officers of local authorities was held at Hornchurch on
9th November, 1961, details of which will be given in the Report for
1962 after the Council have considered the findings of the discussions.
Emission of Smoke from Diesel Engined Vehicles
The procedure whereby the Town Clerk was supplied with details of
emission of smoke from diesel engined vehicles continued.
The Report for 1960 mentioned a promise of co-operation by the
Metropolitan Police in dealing with these nuisances, but it appears that
in this borough they have taken little or no action. A patrol car was
observed following an offender but even then it was ignored. Until some
offenders are brought to book it is doubtful if any improvement will be
effected, especially as it appears that letters from the Town Clerk to
the owners of vehicles have been ineffective in most of the 15 cases
reported to him.
One hopes for an improvement with the advent of proposed new
legislation for it must be recognised that the emision of smoke from the
engines of these vehicles is unecessary and contributes to the problem
of atmospheric pollution.
Pet Animals Act, 1951
The holder of a licence restricted to the sale of birds and aquarium
fish successfully made application for a general licence enabling him to
sell puppies, cats, etc., after his premises had been altered, inspected
and found satisfactory.
The four previously issued licences were renewed for a further year.
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951
There are still no premises registered under the above Act.
Petroleum (Consolidation) Act, 1928
68 licences were issued during the year of which 64 were renewals.
A garage increased its capacity by 3,000 gallons, a second installed a
petroiler whilst a third was licensed for the storage of 100 gallons of
petroleum mixtures. A warehouse installed a storage tank for 750
gallons of petroleum for the use of its own vehicles.
The Council requires that underground storage tanks installed for
over 20 years are tested periodically and 21 such tests were carried out
during the year. All were satisfactory.
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