Volume 2

First-[second] report of the Royal Sanitary Commission.

  • Great Britain. Royal Sanitary Commission
Date:
1869-1874
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Credit: First-[second] report of the Royal Sanitary Commission. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    237/418 (page 217)
    KSTBICTS, other than Boroughs. 21V Action of the Board. 39-^5. nvers as to buildings seem sufficient, rhey refer mainly to new buildings, ind are exercised. 0 overcrowding from the operation of )yelaws. [/elaws made under § 34, defining duties ']f clerk, &c., are enforced without lifBculty. (Copy sent.) i)wer is wanted for the removal of oiggeries, and to prevent the boiling )f offal. Works Expenditure. Audit. 46-48, 56, 60, 62, 63. There has been a difficulty (from local circumstances) in recovering expenses of works in private roads. No opposition to the execution of works Expenditure, 3 years. Sewers Streets Salaries Repayments: Principal Interest - Law charges, &c. s. d. 6,138 11 9 868 8 3 866 11 8 500 0 831 2 3,57^ 6 Accounts audited by Poor Law auditor, who resides at Staines, and receives 31. 3s. No surcharges. Rates. 52-54, 56k. Loans. 55, 58-61. Suggestions. 51, 64. General District Rate. (Only rate levied.) £ s. To March 1867 865 1 1868 1,778 2 „ 1869 2,348 3 Poor Rates. Cannot answer. No difficulty in levying. Amount received for private works, 482^. 13s. Id. Borrowing powers (one year's value) are sufficient. No difficulty in obtain- ing, or reluctance to borrow, money. Amount borrowed, 10,000Z. (half ori- ginally from the Public Works Loan Commissioners, but afterwards taken up by an insurance com- pany, who lent the rest). 500/. has been paid off. No sinking fund. Acts require amendment in respect of pay- ment of ex ■ penses of private improvement in roads: the pre- sent machinerj is too compli- cated. ijelaws have been made for the regula- : ion of streets and buildings. 9 overcrowding from the operation of lyelaws; admonition has generally net the cases; but the subject is a iifficult one. ^elaws do not regulate the duties of fclerk or surveyor. D difficulty in enforcing byelaws. [Copy sent.) ixisance removal powers are sufficient. No defects in respect of private improve- ment works. The streets, lanes, yards, and tenements are kept in much better order. The water supply is a great boon, and the people are generally more healthy. No opposition to the execution of works. Expenditure, 3 years. £ s. d. Sewers - - - 7 2 3 Streets and roads - - 521 2 2 Other public works - 2,230 7 9 Private improvement works 4 0 0 Salaries Repayments: Principal Interest - Other expenses 587 18 0 1,650 0 0 1,125 0 0 305 15 0 Accounts audited by Poor Law auditor, who resides about 33 miles from the district, and receives 5Z. 5s. per annum. No surcharges. General District Rate £ s. d. at Qd. ■■ - 542 7 4 Special District Rate at 8d. - - £418 15 3 Water Rate at Id - - £75 3 11 The above three separate rates are levied half-yearly. Poor Rates about 2s. in 1/. per annum. No difficulty in levying. No receipts for pri- vate works. Borrowing powers as under the Acts. No difficulty in ob- taining or reluct- ance to borrowing money. Amount borrowed, 14,424/. £ 13,000 300 400 524 Sewerage Filter bed Ditto Ordnance survey To purchase an old pro- perty - - 200 from private persons, at 4 per cent. No sinking fund, Loans are paid off every three years by proceeds of Special District Rate. The board of guar- dians would be the proper au- thority for sani- tary matters in neighbouring rural districts. No defects in the existing laws brought under notice. 'owers as to buildings under P. H. and L. G. Acts, and refer to ali, buildings. 17b overcrowding from the operation of byelaws. The measures taken to pre- vent overcrowding have been success- fuL lyelaws made under the Acts ; do not regulate duties of clerk ; are enforced without difficulty. (Copy sent.) Juisance removal powers are sufficient. No defects in respect of private improve- ment works. There has been a great improvement in the sanitary condition by the drainage and sewerage, and further improvement is anticipated when the works in pro- gress are completed. Only opposition is by a landowner, through whose land the sewage will pass to the new sewage farm. The statutory notices have been given, and he has lodged an objection under 24&25 Vict.c. 61. § 6. Expenditure, 3 years. £ s. d. Streets - - - - 977 14 3 Salaries - - - - 522 1 1 Repayments: Principal and interest - 723 1 4 Accounts audited by Poor Law auditor, who resides about 14 miles from the district, and receives 5Z. 5s. per annum. No surcharges. B 2 General District Rate. (Only rate levied.) £ s. d. 1866, at Is. ed. - 1,543 13 9 1867, at Is. 4rf. - 1,400 8 1 1868, at Is. Ad. - 1,481 0 0\ Poor Rates. 1S66, at Is. Id. - 1,442 19 11 1867, at Is. 6d.- 1,693 12 4 1868, at Is. Ad. - 1,613 2 2 No difficulty in levying. Amount received for private works, 66/. 12s. Sd. Borrowing powers as under the Acts. Amount borrowed, 3,000/.,at 4 per cent., from an insurance office, and 600/., at 5 per cent., from a private bank. Amount repaid, 1,135/. 9s. 4d. No sinking fund.