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REPORT, 1889-90. 127
the trench must be supported with suitable planking
and transverse strutting until the brick-work of the
Sewer be completed; and in filling in such trench,
the ground must be well punned and rammed
down from the crown of the arch to the surface of
the roadway, in thin layers at a time, generally not
exceeding six inches in thickness. No tunnelling
will be permitted without the sanction of the
Surveyor in writing. No Sewer shall be covered
up before the Surveyor shall have given his consent
to the same in writing, such consent not to be considered
as in any way relieving the Builder from
responsibility in respect of the proper completion of
the Sewer.
Drainage of Houses.
7.—Seven days at the least before beginning to
lay or dig out the fouudation of any new house or
building, or to rebuild any house or building, written
notice must be given to the said Vestry, by the
person or persons intending to build or rebuild,
stating the precise local situation of the intended
house or building, together with a plan of the
ground and buildings, and of the Drains proposed to
be constructed for the drainage thereof, and provided
such notice shall not be received at least
4 days before a meeting of the Vestry,* or the
Works Committee, the Surveyor will on behalf of
the Yestry formally object to the plan3.
*The Meetings of the Vestry are held on the first and third Tuesdays in every
month (the third Tuesday in August and the first Tuesday in September excepted),
The Meetings of the Works Committee are held on the second and fourth
Thursdays in every month (August excepted).