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(2.) For Public Purposes
(a) Watering Streets
At terms to be agreed up on between Local Authorities and Companies.
''Waterworks Clauses Act, 1847. Sect. 37."
(b) Flushing Sewers
Do
Do.
Do.
(c) Extinguishing Fires
Free.
Free.
Free.
(3.) For Trade Purposes
At terms to be agreed
upon.
Sect. 38.
By Agreement.
Also by Meter.
At terms to be agreed upon.
(iii.) Charges which the
Southwark and Vauxhall
Company may
make for High Service
i.e., supplying water 10
ft. above the pavement.
No power to charge high
service.
£30
to
£50
£50
to
£100
£100
to
£200
£200
to
£300
Over
£
300
No power to charge high service.
4s.
6s.
8s.
10s.
12s.
(iv.) Conditions under which
the Companies may cut
off the supply and the
charges which may be
made for re-instating
it.
Where water is misused; if occupier refuses to allow Officer of Company to inspect fittings
between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and for Non-payment of Rates. If Rate due is less than £20
the Company may in addition recover the amount with the expenses of cutting off the
supply and costs of recovering the rate before the Justices, and also charge for re-instating.
The Company must furnish the supply on payment or tendering of a quarter's rate in
advance. "Waterworks Clauses Acts. The Companies' Private Acts and the Metropolis
Water Act, 1871."
Rateable Value:—The figures in the Rateable Columns of the Valuation List are conclusive as to the annual value
of premises in the Parish, and this is the amount given on the Demand Notes for Parish Rates.
As to what fittings can be required, and under what circumstances, see Metropolis Water Act, 1871, and Regulations
made under that Act, which may be seen at the Yestry Hall, or copies obtained at One Penny each fiom Messrs.
Eyre and Spottiswoode.
In cases where a constant supply is to be provided, "every communication pipe for the conveyance of water to
be supplied by the Company into any premises, shall have at or near its point of entrance into such premises, and
if desired by the consumer within such premises a sound and suitable stop-valve of the screw down kind. (See
Clause 12 of the above-named Regulations.) (Signed) SETH COWARD,
Chairman, Vestry Svecial Water Committee.
Issued by the Churchwardens and Overseers of Camberwell,
by order of the Vestry, April 13th, 1892.