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consisting of vegetable and animal debris, of such
a nature as to require only a dry air and a warm
temperature to render it putrid. The renewal of
the water at once put an end to the nuisance, but
only for a few weeks. By the 7th of August it
was found necessary again to press upon the
Directors the expediency of repeating the emptying
of the Basin, but on this occasion without effect.
The process was put off from week to week, until
at last the long nights and cooler temperature of
autumn rendered it unnecessary.
On the 17th of December, the Clerk was
directed to write to the Grand Junction Canal
Company, calling their attention to the state
of the channel of the Basin, and reminding
them of their engagements to remove the mud
by hand labour during the winter months. In
reply to this communication the Committee were
informed that "instructions had been given to
let off the water on an early day." The Basin
was partially emptied on the 8th of January
and refilled on the following morning. It thus
appearing that the Directors had no intention
to comply with the request of the Committee that
they should cleanse the bed of the Basin from
the mud, it was resolved by the Vestry, at their
meeting of the 20th of January, "that the Vestry
Solicitor do prepare and serve on the Grand
Junction Canal Company a Notice that inasmuch