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St. Sabiour's District Board of Works.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE BOARD
FOR THE YEAR, 1879-80
and
REPORTS
OF
THE MEDICAL OFFICER, ANALYST,
AND SURVEYOR;
Also Accounts in Abstract of the Receipts and Expenditure of
the Board during the same period.
Printed in accordance with section 198 of the Metropolis Local
Management Act, (18 and 19 Vict., cap. 120,) and ordered to be
circulated among the Inhabitants of the District.
The Thames River (Prevention of Floods) Bill has become law, it
having received the Royal assent on the 11th of August last. The
provisions of the Act are thus described by the Metropolitan Board
of Works, its promoters, in the Report of that Board just issued.
Thames River
(Prevention of
Floods) Bill.
All works necessary to prevent the overflow of the Thames
within the Metropolis are to be done by the owners of premises in
accordance with plans to be prepared or approved by the Metropolitan
Board. A plan is to be prepared by that Board as soon as
may be after the passing of the Act, showing the line of the flood
works immediately necessary; and when the plan has been prepared,
notice of the fact is to be sent to the local authorities of all
the districts in which such works are required, and to all owners
of premises who have to do them, together with a copy of so much
of the plan as concerns them, and any other information that
Board may think proper. The parties to whom such notice and