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EAST LONDON WATER WORKS COMPANY.
A letter was read from the East London Water Works
Company stating that in consequence of the unprecedented drought
and excessive consumption of water it was necessary to shut oft
the water from the service mains during a portion of the night
until the constant supply could be resumed. The Hoard directed
that a copy of the letter be forwarded to the London County
Council and that a letter be addressed to the Company calling
attention to the inconvenience caused in certain parts of the
District by the fart that the water was not turned on until 8 a.m.,
and asking that it might in future be turned on at 6 a.m.
On the 24th July, the Company gave notice that in consequence
of the unprecedented and continuous drought it was
necessary to materially curtail the supply of water, and they asked
that the greatest economy might be exercised in the use of water for
road watering, and I was directed to write the Company requesting
them to give public notice of the hours when the water would be
turned on and off, and if possible to give instructions for the supply
to be for one hour in the morning and one hour in the evening.
I was also directed to write to the Thames Conservancy, and
request them to permit water to be taken from the river for the
purpose of watering the streets should such a course become
necessary.
The Company forwarded a statement of the circumstances
under which it had been found necessary to diminish the hours of
supply, and it was left to the Surveyor to exercise his discretion as
to whether the road watering should be continued, and a copy of
the Water Company's statement was sent to the Local Government
Hoard together with a letter detailing the whole of the facts
and pointing out the position of things and the danger caused to
the health and life of the inhabitants of the District. A copy was
also sent to the London County Council, and the Council was
requested to furnish the board with their views with regard thereto.
At a meeting on the 11th September, the C hairman reported
that during the recess a letter was received from the Hackney