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With regard to the special instances referred to by Captain Tyler, the Company have, in
accordance with his recommendations, re-arranged the services as follows, viz.:—
In Chilton-street a new service has been laid for a distance of 160 yards, and in those
cases where the fault arises from defects in the house service pipes, the landlords have had
notice to alter or repair them.
The position of the stopcocks on the service pipe supplying Mr. Buhner's house, in
Lower-road, Rotherhithe, and Mr. Sutton, Almond Tree House, have been altered, and the
waste reduced from the low services.
In Dartmouth-terrace the ground has been opened, and larger connections made between
the Company's pipes and the house service pipes.
In Park-terrace, Manor-road, the service has been divided into two parts.
In addition to the above, the Company are laying a new line of 7-inch main from their
Trunk Main in the Blue Anchor-road, to the main in the Deptford Lower-road, to assist the
general pressure in the district.
With respect to the Sunday supply, the Company have for some time past given to the
greater portion of their district a supply of water on that day, and now that the new works
are in operation at Hampton, it will be generally adopted.
The Directors feel confident that as soon as the above works are carried out, the
Memorialists will have no further ground of complaint of want of a thoroughly good supply
of water; and they trust that these explanations will be satisfactory to the Board of Trade,
and convince them that, as far as the Company are concerned, everything will be done to
ensure a good supply of water to their tenants; but much depends upon the co-operation of
the Vestry in compelling the landlords, especially of small property, to provide proper pipes,
cisterns, and fittings to the houses, from the absence of which in many cases the complaints
referred to in the Memorial have arisen.
I am, &c.,
(Signed) CHARLES ROBINSON,
Secretary.
To the Assistant Secretary,
Railway Department,
Board of Trade,
London.
On reference to the published account of Receipt and Expenditure of the Southwark
and Vauxhall Water Company, annexed hereto, (Appendix No. 2,) it will be seen that a sum
of £122,964 10s. 5d. was expended by the said Company on new work and extension of
services, during the year ending 30th September, 1869.
Poor Rate Assessment and Collection Act.
The "Poor Rate Assessment and Collection Act, 1869," (32 and 33 Vict., c. 41) having
been considered by the Vestry, they directed the Overseers of the Poor to carry out the
provision contained in the 3rd section of the said Act, in this parish, which is to the effect
that " In case the rateable value of any hereditament does not exceed £20, if the hereditament
is situate in the Metropolis, * * * * and the owner of such hereditament
is willing to enter into an agreement in writing with the Overseers, to become liable to them