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London County Council to the effect that the Council had
caused a further inspection to be made of the area, and learnt
that improvements had taken place, and that the condition of
the property was no longer such as to necessitate action On the
part of the Council. The matter therefore dropped.
EMANATIONS FROM SEWERS.
Complaint having been made of the nuisance caused by the
emanation of noxious effluvia from gullies in Salmon Lane
Limchouse, the gullies were examined and found to be in good
order and properly trapped. Upon enquiry,several occupiers of
shops in Salmon Lane stated that in a general way there was
no cause for complaint, but that upon certain occasions the
nuisance was intolerable, this being especially the case on
Saturdays. I reported to the Board that the nuisance arose
from the pressure of gas in the Main Sewer, the end of which
was opposite the entrance to Mr. Last's timber yard, and that
the only remedy I could suggest was for a ventilating shaft to be
carried up from the manhole of the Main Sewer above the roof
of one of the adjoining houses, which in my opinion would prevent
the recurrence of the nuisance. The Board directed that
the attention of the London County Council be called to the
matter, and that they be requested to have a ventilating shaft
constructed.
MAINTENANCE OF DISTURNPIKED ROADS.
The London County Council informed the Board that the
Award of the Arbitrator appointed by the Local Government
Board had been made with regard to the amount to be contributed
by the Council towards the cost of the maintenance of
the Finchley and Ldgware Roads, from which it appeared that
the Council was directed to pay to the Hampstead Vestry a sum
equal to rather less than half the average annual cost as stated
by the Vestry. The matter was considered by the Works
Committee, to whom I submitted a detailed statement of the
cost of the maintenance and repair of the Main Roads in the
District for the years 1889-90, 1890-1, and 1891-2, and of which
the following is a summary:—