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BOROUGH OF PADDINGTON.
available for the Gardens to be drained into, that a
Sewer be constructed, provided that the Crown and
the Zoological Society join with the Vestries of St.
Paneras and St. Marylebone in the expense, and that
the Society be required to connect all their drains
with the said Sewer.
(3) The Vestries within whose jurisdiction there
are wharves and basins, should request the London
County Council to make By-laws pursuant to
Section 16 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891,
in relation to offensive cargoes.
(4) The Canal Companies should be required by
the Vestry to systematically scavenge the surface of
the Canals, and the banks thereof on alternate days
in each week throughout the year.
(5) The Canal Companies should be required to
scavenge the bottom of the whole of the Canals,
including the Basins and Lay-byes, annually, removing
the whole of the mud and other deposits, by
dredging or other effective means.
(6) That parts of the Canals, such as basins, laybyes,
and places adjacent to wharves, where mud
and other deposits are likely to accumulate, should
be concreted.
(7) That in addition to the existing overflows at
Paddington Basin, an overflow should be constructed
at the Southern end of the Cumberland Market
Basin, so as to change the water, instead of its being
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