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REPORT, 1889-90. 129
approved sand, free from dirt and other impurities,
the same being well mixed and tempered with such
a quantity of clean water only as shall be sufficient
to bring it to a tough and proper consistency. The
cement used must be of approved quality, and mixed
in small quantities at one time, with an equal proportion
of clean, sharp, river or other approved
sand. Should any of the composition become hard
or set, it must not be remixed for use.
12.—That the pipes which shall be used for any
house or gulley drains must be of the best glazed
stone-ware, and on the house side of the disconnecting
trap must be carefully jointed in cement, but.
such cement is not to project within the pipes, so as
to form an obstruction.
XXXII. Public Lavatory Accommodation.
In 1884, the Vestry appointed a Public Lavatory
Committee, which, after an exhaustive enquiry submitted
a Report recommending the Vestry to
provide Underground Public Lavatories with W.C's.,
&c., for both men and women. The Report also
urged the Vestry to put in force its powers in
respect of the like accommodation in connection
with the premises of Licensed Victuallers. The
matter has since continued to receive the attention
of the Vestry from time to time.
On October 1st, 1889, the Yestry resolved to
construct an Underground Public Lavatory for men,
at the South-east corner of Paddington Green, with