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Drainage of.
Earl's Court Exhibition.
The Vestry and its Works Committee had a great deal
of its time occupied during 1895 by discussions on the
state of the drainage of the Earl's Court Exhibition
The Works Committee appointed a Sub-Committee, consisting of Messrs
A. Williams, Steel, Marks and Thomas, to accompany the Drainage
Inspector and Chief Outdoor Assistant to see the drains properly tested.
and the Sub-Committee accordingly attended at the Exhibition for that
purpose. After having thoroughly tested all the drains in the Exhibition,
the Sub-Committee prepared voluminous reports, setting out the action they
had taken, and containing reports of the Drainage Inspector, Chief Outdoor
Assistant and Surveyor, together with copies of the correspondence which
had passed between the officials of the Exhibition and the Vestry thereon
which reports formed the subject of debate at the Works Committee on many
occasions. However, on the 4th December, 1895, the final report was
adopted by the Committee, and, on the 11th December, 1895, presented to
the Vestry, with the following result:—
"That having fully considered the report of the Sub-Committee
appointed to examine the drainage at the Earl's Court Exhibition, we express
our approval of the same, and now recommend that the necessary work be
completed as early as possible, and that the thanks of this Vestry be
accorded to Messrs. Marks, Thomas, Steel and A. Williams for their services
so ably rendered in connection with the inspection of the drainage. We
further recommend that it be referred to the Sanitary Committee to make a
thorough examination and serve notices as to the Vestry's requirements."
An amendment was moved by Mr. Thomas, seconded by Mr. Marks,
"That before making his Report No. 11, on page 7 of the reports on
the drainage of the Empire of India Exhibition (on which the Surveyor says
he based his Report No. 12) the Chief Outdoor Assistant should have
satisfied himself that such report was true in substance and in fact. That he
did not do so has been amply proved by subsequent examinations and
reports, and the Chief Outdoor Assistant having failed in his clear duty to
this Vestry, he be and is hereby censured."
On being put to the vote the amendment was declared lost, when a
division was claimed with the following result:—
For the amendment:—Messrs. Comben, Cranfield, Greig, Hobbs,
E.J. Lee, Maloney, O'Brien, Sayer and Terry. Tellers, Messrs. Marks and
Thomas—11.
Against:—Messrs. Atkinson, Beal, Brand, Cook, Curtis, Devine, Drew,
Foreman, Haines, Knight, Lacey, Lewen, Manby, Marchment, Millbank,
Moseley, Palmer, Parker, Pendlebury, Rooth, Squires, Steel, Thelwall,
S. White, A. Williams, Wingrave and Woods and Dr. Lee. Tellers, Mr. Beal
and Dr. Hill—30.
The amendment was declared lost, and the motion was put and carried.
In accordance with the above resolution, the Medical Officer of Health,
by direction of the Sanitary Committee, has served the requisite notices and
the Exhibition Company have been carrying out the work in accordance
therewith.