The Public Health and Local government Act, 1875 (38 & 39 Vic. cap. 55), and the statutes incorporated therewith, with short explanatory notes / by J. V. Vesey Fitzgerald.

  • United Kingdom
Date:
1882
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The Public Health and Local government Act, 1875 (38 & 39 Vic. cap. 55), and the statutes incorporated therewith, with short explanatory notes / by J. V. Vesey Fitzgerald. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Protection of Wcder. 7] It would seem that the local authority may limit the uses for which Secs. 64-68. -water is supplied gratuitously (Hildreth v. Adamson, 8 C. B. N. S. 58/; 30 L. J. M. C. 204.) But they cannot limit the grant to a section of the inhabitants of their district (Poole v. Huskisson, 11 M. & W. 827.) 65. Any local authority may, if they think fit, supply water from any waterworks purchased or constructed by them to any public baths or wash-houses, or for trading or manufacturing purposes, on such terms and conditions as may be agi’eed on between the local authority and the persons desirous of being so supplied; moreover, any local authority may, if they think fit, construct any works for the gratuitous supply of any public baths or wash-houses established otherwise than for private profit or supported out of any poor or borough rates. As to their powers of providing these baths, &c., see notes to s. 10, ante, p. 15; see also ss. ix. & x. of “ThePublic Health Water Act, 1878,” post p. 82. 66. Every urban authority shall cause fire-plugs and all necessary works machinery and assistance for secui'ing an efficient supply of water in case of fire to be provided and maintained, and for this purpose they may enter into any agreement with any water Company or person; and they shall paint or mark on the buildings or walls within the streets, words or marks near to such fire-plugs to denote the situation thereof, and do such other things for the purposes aforesaid as they may deem expedient. 67. In the Oxford or Cambridge district the local authority may supply water to any hall, college or premises of the university within such district, on such terms with respect to the mode of paying for such supply as may from time to time be agreed on between such university, or any hall or college thereof, and the local authority. Provisions for Protection of Water. 68. Any person engaged in the manufacture of gas who— (1.) Causes or suffers to be brought or to flow into any stream reservoir aqueduct pond or place for water, or into any drain or pipe communicating therewith,