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The following blocks of houses have been redrained :—
* 1 to 11, Palmerston Grove, 11 houses.
46 to 52, High Street, Merton, 4 houses.
89 to 99, Deburgh Road, 6 houses.
210 to 228, Haydon's Road, 10 houses.
79 to 89, Norman Road, 6 houses.
22 to 30, North Road, 6 houses.
32 to 42, North Road, 6 houses.
13 to 21, North Road, 5 houses.
60 to 64, North Road, 3 houses.
* * 57 to 73, Graham Road, 9 houses.
* 2 and 4, North Road, 2 houses.
47 to 69, North Road, 12 houses.
* * 1 and 2, Moore's Cottages, 2 houses.
1 to 5, East Road, 3 houses.
* * 11 to 17, South Road, 4 houses.
* 47 to 57, South Road, 6 houses.
A'os. 51 to 81, Hartfield Crescent.—It will be remembered that in
August, 1903, Mr. Jackson, the owner of Nos. 51 to 73, was ordered
by the Magistrates to pay the sum of ,£35 Is. 0d., together with the
costs of the proceedings, the amount incurred by the Local Authority
in reconstructing the main drain at the rear of his houses. The
Bench stated a case for the opinion of the High Court on a point of
law. This came before a divisional court, consisting of the Lord
Chief Justice (Lord Alverstone), Mr. Justice Wills, and Mr. Justice
Kennedy, who decided against the Council, holding that the line of
drain in question was a sewer, but gave the Council authority to
appeal. About the same time several somewhat similar drainage
cases went against the local authority, and in each instance it was
decided to appeal.
Thompson v. Mayor, &c., of Eccles, and Haedicke v. Friern
Barnet Urban District Council, were two of the most important, and
which had a bearing on the Wimbledon case. These appeals were
heard in the Court of Appeal on November nth, 12th and 14th, before
the Master of the Rolls, Lord Justice Stirling, and Lord Justice
Matthews, and were allowed, being unanimous decisions in favour of
the local authorities.
* The main diain reconstructed by the Council at the cost of the owners,
they having made default in complying with the notices served upon them.
** The main drain was reconstructed by the Council as a sewer
within the meaning of the Public Health Act, 1875.