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were taken against the owner of No. 17, Dudley
Street, on the 16th June. The defendant having
engaged to discontinue the unlawful occupation of
his premises, the further hearing was adjourned to
the 29th, when it appeared that he had ejected his
tenant and thoroughly cleansed the overcrowded
room. Similar proceedings were taken on the
1st September against the owners of No. 1A,
Caroline Place, and No. 2, Francis Street, with
satisfactory results.
Proceedings under the Padding ton Local Act.
The line of action initiated in 1865 for restraining
the undue detention of manure on the wharves
has been pursued during the past year with greater
success. As during the epidemic of cholera the
Sanitary Committee were anxious to use every
available means for placing the Parish in a good
state of defence against the threatened danger, it
was resolved to repeat the experiment which had
unfortunately failed before, of enforcing the
important sanitary provisions contained in the 69th
section of the Paddington Local Act. Accordingly,
after due notice had been given, proceedings were
taken against certain parties engaged in the
manure trade for the recovery of penalties incurred
by them for various acts in contravention of these
provisions. The first cases were heard on the 15th
of October, when several Owners of barges and
manure-dealers were convicted and fined 20s. each.
In order that all persons concerned might in future
be well aware of their liability, notice was given by
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