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p.m. all the year round, and the Board now suggested that similar
hours should be adopted by the Council for West Ham.
Having carefully considered the matter, and bearing in mind the
very great annoyance continuously experienced in West Ham through
the conveyance of fish offal along the public highways, your Committee
are unable to recommend the Council to agree to insert the hours
suggested by the Local Government Board in the proposed bye-laws,
but are of opinion that, if the Board are not prepared to assent to the
hours proposed by the Council, no bye-laws should be made, which
will leave the question to be dealt with by the Metropolitan Police
Act, which provides that such matter shall only be removed through
the streets before 6 a.m. or after 8 p.m., and that the Police should be
asked to stringently enforce the provision of their Act.
Public Health Committee's Report, 4th July, 1901.
Clause 24.
That they have had under consideration a letter from Mr. E.
Harvey Cook, with reference to the recommendation contained in
Clause 22 of your Committee's report dated 5th June, 1901 (Vol.
XV, pages 889 and 890), relating to the proposed bye-laws respecting
the cartage of offensive matter, asking the Council (1), that words
should be inserted in the bye-laws, clearly and distinctly limiting its
operation to the carrying of fish offal, or (2), a proviso to the effect
that the bye-law shall not apply to the systematic clearing of, and the
collection of fat and bones from the shops of butchers and marine
store dealers, and stating that, in the event of one of these courses
being adopted, his clients would withdraw their opposition to the
bye-law.
Your Committee are unable to agree to the proposal of Mr. Cook,
and recommend that the Council adhere to its previous resolution on
the subject.