A digest of the law relating to public health and local government : with notes of 1073 leading cases, various official documents, precedents of by-laws and regulations, the statutes in full, a table of offences and punishments, ample indexes, &c / by George F. Chambers.
- George Frederick Chambers
- Date:
- 1875
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A digest of the law relating to public health and local government : with notes of 1073 leading cases, various official documents, precedents of by-laws and regulations, the statutes in full, a table of offences and punishments, ample indexes, &c / by George F. Chambers. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![THE INSPECTOR OF COMMON LODGING HOUSES, (a) (93.) The Inspector of Common Lodging-Housos shall visit once a month, and at such other Genera! Dvities. times as he may be directed by the Board, all Registered Common Lodging-Houses; he shall report to the Board any violation of the By-Laws for the regulation of such places which may come to his notice; and he shall report aU houses used as Common Lodging Houses which may not be registered. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE WATER-WORKS. (94.) The Superintendent of the Water-works shall, under the supervision of the Water-works ■Committee, have charge of all reservoirs, cisterns, conduits, pipes, and other works belonging to the Board, and connected with the storage and supply of water ; he shall manage the distribution of the water; and he shall see that all the property of the Board which is officially under his control is kept in good working order and repair. (95.) He shall keep, or cause to be kept, a daily register of the flow of water from the Storage Reservoir, and also a daily record of the_ Rainfall as indicated by a Rain-gauge. (96.) He shall procure, under the direction of the Water-works Committee, all supplies of materials and articles necessary for carrying on the supply of water. (97.) He shall not, without the sanction of the Water-worlcs Committee, or the Board, expend any greater sum than 5I., except in case of emergency. (98.) He shall see that all contracts entered into with the Board in reference to any work con- nected with his department are duly carried out, certifying from time to time to this effect, or to the contrary, as the case may be. He shall overlook all Tradesmen and Labourers employed by the Board in connection with the work of his department; and shaU certify to the correctness or otherwise, of all claims on the Board made by such persons before the said claims are submitted to the Finance Committee. (99.) Every Friday evening at 6 p.m., he shall pay the Labourers who are under him, and on Saturday mornings he shall deliver to the Clerk for presentation to the Board a statement of the names of the men employed during the week, together with particulars of the work done by them, of the number of days they each have worked, of the rate of wages per day, and the amount paid to each. He shall at the same time deliver a statement of the materials supplied to the Board during the week, with particulars of the names of the parties furnishing the same ; and of the quantity, description, price, and total cost of such materials. Both the aforesaid statements shall be made on the forms prescribed by the Board. (100.) He shall receive and file all applications made by parties desiring to be supplied with water by the Board. If such applications are complied with, he shaU see that all the necessary works are duly executed, as nearly as possible in the order in which the applications are made. (loi.) He shall keep, or cause to be kept, all such books of account and other books as the Water-ivorks Committee may require; and shall condvict on behalf of the Board all correspondence relating to his department. (102.) He shall periodically inspect all house-fittings and water-meters (when such are iised), and shall take the earliest opportunity of reporting to the Board all cases of non-compliance with its By-Laws or Regulations which may come to his knowledge; and all offences against any Statute to which he considers that the attention of the Board ought to be directed. (103.) He shall attend all meetings of the Water-works Committee, and, when required, any meeting of any other Committee, or of the Board; he shall see that aU orders of the Water-works Committee, or of the Board, connected with the work of his department, are duly and promptly carried out; and generally he shall comply with all lawful directions of the Water-works Com- mittee, or of the Board, applicable to his oflSce. To overlook Con- tractors, Trades- men, &o. To receiveApiili- catiuns. To keep Books. To report breifclies of By- Laiv s, &c. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE GAS-WORKS. (104.) The Superintendent of the Gas-works shall, under the supervision of the Gas-works General Duties., •Committee, have charge of all works, pipes, and apparatus, belonging to the Board, and con- nected with the manufacture and supply of gas; he shall manage the manufacture, sale, and distribution of gas, coke, gas tar, and other products arising from the manufacture of gas; and he shaU see that aU the property of the Board whic]i is officially under his control is kept in good working order and repair. (105.) He shall keep, or cause to be kept, a daily register of the gas manufactured, and shall Dnties, as to the make aU necessary arrangements that every meter may be inspected, read, supplied with water Measnrement of (if needs be) or otherwise attended to, at least once in three months, and that meters requiring .Meters, and attention may be promptly examined, and, if necessary, put in order. He shall make all neces- ^^^'^^ i^amps. sary arrangements for the lighting and extinguishing of the public lamps, and shall provide for their being regularly inspected and repaired as occasion shall require. [*#* The Regulations numbered 96—103 (ante) are a,pplicahle to the office of Superintendent of ■ Gas-works, and may he reprinted when it is desired to define at length the duties of such an official, substituting throughout the word Gas for Water, and omitting from No. 102 the words in parentheses.^ Approved, (Jt., cfc. (a) Frequently either the Surveyor or the In- iBpector of Nuisances acts as Inspector of Common Xodging-Houses, in which case this Regulation will not be wanted, and the words in No. 67, which are in brackets, must stand.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b20386643_0203.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
