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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    269/418 (page 249)
    Action of the Board. 39-4:5. Works Expenditure. Audit. '%6-&3, SS, 60, eZ, 63. Rates. Loans. 55, 58-63,. 52.,6«k. 'otoers as to buildings under the L. G. Act, 1S58,refer tobuildlngs constructed after a certain date, and are not regu- larly exercised. fo overcrowding; at present many cot- tages are vacant. No inciisures neces- sary to prevent overcrowding. lyelaws made under the Acts define duties of clerk, &c. ; are enforced with some difficulty. (Copy sent.) fuisance removal powers are sufficient. Vo powers as to buildings. fo overcrowding. No measures taken to prevent it; not required. Bgelaws can be made by Local Board, but they have not found it necessary to do so, except that byela.vs Iiave been made defining duties of clerk, &c. (Copy sent.) Nuisance removal powers are sufficient. No defects in respect of private improve- ment works. No extensive works have been undertaken. There has been opposition to the water su])ply works on account of expen- diture. General District Hate. i. Establishment charges, ii. Sub-district of Ihwgii. iii. Sub-district Aherdovey. i. £ s. d. 1867- - - 68 1 6i 1868 - - ■- 100 1 2 1869- - - 131 9 ea £ s. d. ii. Sewers - - - 21 14 2h 1867 - - 40 17 0 Works of water supply - 1,750 0 0 1868 - - 33 8 ox Salaries - - 198 6 7 1869 - - 37 0 84 Repayments: iii. Principal - 101 3 6 1867- - 82 3 7 Interest - 155 12 6 1868 22 Law charges - 64 16 4 1868- - 16 18 1 Other expenses - 795 10 Water Supph/ £ s. d. Accounts audited by Poor Law auditor, who resides 12 miles from Towyn, and 94 from Aberdovey, where meetings of the board are alternately held. He is paid 21. 3s. per annum. No surcharges. 1868 1869 - 120 7 - 136 8 No receipts for pri- vate works. JBorrowing jiowers are sufficient. No difliculty in ob- taining money, but reluctance to bor- row, not being able to obtain moneyata low rate of interest. Amount borrowed, 1,1001., from the Public Works Loan Commission- ers, repayable by 20 equal instal- ments, including interest. Amount repaid, 1011. 3s. 6d. No sinking fund. No defects in the existing laws brought under notice. Gas. £ s. d. 1868 - - - 43 19 11 1869 - - - 61 17 10 Highway Bates. £ s. d. 1867 - - - 217 4 3A 1868 - - - 98 16 5A- 1869 - - - 111 8 111 Poor Rates. £ s. d. Blarch 1867. - 2,299 19 5 „ 1868 - 2,291 0 4 „ 1869 - 2,240 18 6 The general district rate has been objected to, and ap- pealed against. iVo defects in respect of private improve- ment works. The only W(n-ks undertaken have been the drainage of the town, by which the sanitary condition of the people has been much improved. No opposition to the execution of works. Expenditure, 3 years. Accounts audited by the PoorLaw auditor, who lives at Brighton, 16 miles off. He is paid 31. 3s. iSfo surcharges. Salaries Repayments : Principal Interest • Other expenses ■ £ s. d. 215 11 6 301 3 11 298 12 7 69 13 4 General District Hate. (Only rate levied.) 1S66. £ s. d. 4BIay,atls. - 245 4 oa 7 Dec, at Is. 4f?. 335 8 7 1867. 3 May, at Is. 6d. 376 10 Oh 1 Nov.,atl«. 4rf. 334 15 5 1868. 1 May, at Is. 2d. 299 0 8h 4 Dec, at Is. - 275 8 loj Poor Sates. (Cannot answer.) No difficulty in levj'iiig. No receipts for pri- vate Vviorks. Porroiving jMWers, 2,500/.,' sufficient for the present. No difficulty in ob- taining, or reluc- tance to borrow, money. Amount borrowed, 2,5007., from a public company. Balance due 1st Jan. 1869, 1,778/. 8s. Id. No sinking fund. No defects under the existing laws brought under notice. Powers as to buildings sufficient, and exercised, except as to houses erected before the passing of the Acts. Diffi- culty as to cellars, alterations, un- healthiness. No overcrowding from the operation of byelaws. Measures have been taken to prevent this. Sye/aiosmade under the Acts. Difficulties exist in controlling strength of timbers, and further powers are being sought. (Copy sent.) The Board experiences no difficulty as to the removal of Nuisances, except in the case of pigs, where the complaint must come from the person aggrieved instead of from the board's inspector. There should be power to obtain money in advance for private improvement works (sewering, paving, &c.) A difficulty is consequently found in execution of works. Powers are being sought. The health of the population has been much improved by the execution of the inside sewerage. No opposition to the execution of works. Expenditure, 3 years. General District. (a) Village or inside. £ s. d. 1867 - at Is. 8d. 1,806 14 7 1868 - „ 2,111 10 6 1869 - at Is. 6d. 1,852 9 9 (b) Country or outside. 1867 - at 6d. 377 11 6 1868 - at 9d. 383 3 5 1869 - at 8d. 530 7 5 £ s. 568 6 Constructing streets - Repairing streets, scaveng- ing, &c. - - - 6,233 1 0 Private improvement works 1,421 18 9 Salaries - - 1 - - 949 10 0 Repayments: Principal - - - - i,000 0 0 Interest - - - _ 802 O 0 Law charges - . - 224 y 4 Other expenses - - - 717 13 g Accounts audited by Government avuli- tor, who resides at Manchester, and receives 12/. 12s. annually. Only one surcharge, 301.; reversed on appeal. 1867 ■ 1868 ■ 1869 ■ Hiqli way. at lOd. 806 15 6 at 7^ 588 l7 8 5S7 8 3 Special District No. 1. 1867 - at Ihd. 49 14 5 1868 - at 2ld. 87 12 7 1869 •- at 3d. 110 12 1 Special District No. 2. 1867 - at 5(7. 49 14 6 1868 - at Id. 74 8 5 1869 - at 6rf. 62 2 9 Amount received for private works, 214/. 12s. lOd. When any works are contemplated, the board applies in each special case for power to borrow. No difficulty in ob- taining, or reluc-' tance to borrow, money. j Amount borrowed,' 7,300/., from privatt^ persons, 6,900/. at 5 per cent., 400/. at ih per cent. 3,200/. paid off from sinking fund; pre- sent balance,! 41/. 15s. lOd. Special District No. 3. 1867 ■ 1868 1869 ■ 1867 - 1868 - 1869 - 1867 - 1868 - 1869 - at Id. 42 3 4 at Id. 53 10 4 at lirf. 73 10 10 Outlet Bate. at Id. 90 18 10 at l^rf. 154 8 8 at Ud. 154 7 5 Poor Rates. at 2s. 2d at 2s. Od. at Is. 6rf. No difficulty in levying. Neighbouring dis- tricts are all under Local Boards, and are, generally speak- ing, well managed. A memorial from Local Boards round Liverpool has been sent to the Home Office, praying for a' supplementary bill for further powers to Local Boards, embody-; ing all required to make theui very efficient governing bodies.