January 14th, 1860.
Sir,—Not being a lawyer I speak with great diffidence on the subject of
your note of the 7th, but it appears to me that if an alteration were
made in the interpretation clause of the Local Management Act, as to the
meaning of the word “drain,” it would accomplish what we wish.
It now runs thus, “the word ‘drain’ shall mean and include any drain of
and used for the drainage of one building only, or premises within the
same curtilage, and made merely for the purpose of communicating with a
cesspool or other like receptacle for drainage, or with a sewer into
which the drainage of two or more buildings or premises, occupied by
different persons, is conveyed, _and shall also include any drain for
draining any group or block of houses by a combined operation_, _under
the order of any vestry or district board_.” I would suggest that the
following words be added “or under the order, sanction, or direction of
any Commissioners of Sewers, acting within the metropolis previous to the
passing of the Act for the better Local Management of the metropolis, 18
and 19 Vic. Cap. 120.”
COMBINED DRAINAGE.
PIG STY REGULATIONS.
These two matters formed the subjects of my communication to Mr. Pollard,
of the 29th ultimo, and copies of them were on the same day sent to you.
They both have reference to the amendment of the Act, and were
recommended to the vestry by Dr. Barclay, the Medical Officer of Health.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
CHAS. LAHEE,
Vestry Clerk.
William Tite, Esq., M.P. &c. &c.
42, Lowndes Square.
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_The Vestry Clerk to the Solicitors_.
May 2nd, 1860.