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tion and various other defects. Prior to the making
of Closing Orders, the owner signified his intention of
converting the two houses into one, and this has since
been done. Additional windows have been provided,
the sanitary accommodation has been re-arranged and
other necessary work executed.
Nos. I to 12 and 14 to 19, William Street.—Representation
under Section 17 of the Housing, Town
Planning, &c., Act, 1909, has been made in respect of
these cottages in consequence of their very insanitary
condition, but up to the end of the year no further
action other than the making of Closing Orders was
taken in respect of this property, owing to the fact
that the Council had not completed certain enquiries
•with regard thereto.
Nos. 10 to 18, Wood Street, and Nos. 1 to 7, Furze
Street.—In consequence of the very dilapidated and
insanitary condition of these dwellings, I made the
required representation under the Housing Acts, but
before the Closing Orders were made, the owner
requested that he might be allowed to submit a statement
of works which he was prepared to carry out at
the houses in question. The statement was approved
by the Committee, and the houses have since been
thoroughly overhauled and rendered sanitary.
No. 165, Devonshire Road.—This house, an unoccupied
one, was in such a neglected, dilapidated
and dangerous condition as to be unfit for human
habitation. A Closing Order was made, and up to
the end of the year, when the Closing Order had