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District Committee of the Parks Committee of
the London County Council, opened Spa Green,
Bosebery Avenue, to the public.
Combined Drainage.—The County Council have
introduced a Bill into the present Session of Parliament
under the title of the Metropolitan Sewers
and Drains Bill to remedy the serious anomalies
which arise through the imperfect definition of the
words " sewer" and " drain" in the Metropolis
Management Acts, and the Vestry have presented
a petition in its favour.
In connection with this question the Vestry
received a letter from the Poplar District Board,
enclosing copy correspondence with the London
County Council, in which the Board had suggested
that an index of the orders of the old Commissioners
of Sewers, with reference to plans of
drainage, &c., might be prepared by the Council at
the cost of the local authorities, and the Council's
Main Drainage Committee had replied that in the
absence of any general desire on the part of the
local authorities the Committee did not see its way
to take any steps in the matter; and asking the
views of the Vestry thereon. The Vestry concurred
with the views of the Poplar District Board.
House Drainage—Byelaws.—The Vestry have
had before them a letter read from the Vestry of St.
Pancras, forwarding copy letter they have addressed
to the London County Council in favour of an
amendment of the law, so as to enable local authorities
to make byelaws in regard to house drainage
and to compel the submission of plans of the new
or altered drainage. The Vestry think this is a
power which should be in the hands of the local