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already been referred to in my report, under the various headings relating
to these works. The Act came into force in January, 1892, and the
Vestry, on the 21st day of October, 1891, at my request ordered additional
plant, and gave instructions which enabled the new obligations imposed by
the Act, to be provided for. Important powers are given by this Act to
make Bye-laws regulating various matters which were reported on in
February, 1892, as follows :—
I have carefully gone through the Public Health Act, 1891, and find
that powers are given by that Act to make Bye-laws or regulations on
the following subjects affecting my department :—
Sec. 16, authorizes the Vestry to make bye-laws for the prevention of
nuisances arising from snow, ice, salt, dust, ashes, rubbish, litter, &c., in any
street. Also for preventing any nuisance arising from offensive matter
running out of any factory, &c., into auy uncovered place, also as to paving
of yards, &c., in connection with any dwelling houses.
Sec. 39, provides that the L.C.C. shall make bye-laws with respect to
W.C's.
Sec. 45, provides that the Sanitary Authority shall make bye-laws with
respect to public sanitary conveniences.
Sec. 94, provides that the Sanitary Authority shall make bye-laws with
respect to lodging houses.
The draft bye-laws, submitted by the Local Government Board, have
reference to snow, ice, &c., laying litter in streets, preventing any nuisance
arising from offensive matter issuing out of any workshop or factory, as to
paving of yards, and with respect to W.C's.
I have carefully examined the bye-laws, and have amended that having
reference to the deposit of litter in streets by providing that each person
requiring to deposit straw, &c., shall obtain the sanction of and pay a
deposit to the Yestry, before laying same, to cover cost of clearing it away.
The bye-laws with respect to the paving of yards or open spaces in
connection with dwellings, are, in my opinion, imperfect and arbitrary,
inasmuch as it compels owners of property to pave any open space in
connection with a dwelling house, even though it may be used as a garden.
I have already heard of cases (uot in this Parish) in which Sanitary
Authorities have compelled pieces of ground to be paved, that had always
been used as a front or back garden.
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT.
Two other Acts affecting the powers of local authorities were passed in
1891, as follows:—
An Act to enable the Urban authorities to provide and maintain museums
and gymnasiums (54 and 55 Vic., chap 22), also
An act to Provide for control of and regulation of overhead wires in
the County of London (54 and 55 Vic. chap 77).