The Express.
London, England, 1848-09-12 00:00:00

CITY OF LONDON SEWERS ACT.

This act, which is to come into operation on the lit
Jan. 1849, sad to continue in forme two years and a session,
repeals the varlets acts under which the Consiniesionen of
Sewer* of the City of London are at presets: siopewered.
vie.: 18 .1 19 Charles 11., 11 George 111., 33 thump 111.,
4 George IV. • but provides that at the expiretam
of this act this above named acts shall be again re-
nswed and come in force. It continues as at present
the powers of coostructing, cleansing, and repairing
sewers, end of paviag, lighting, cleansing, and inthromog the
streets of the sky In commintionen to be appointed ander ths
common seal or the city by the court of Common Council.
The Lord Mayor, Recorder, and Common /fadeout, are
appointed conmandosturs as officio, and the Lord Mayor for
the time bars is it present to be chairman or the commis.
Biotin and of all committees of the commissioners. A chair-
man is to be appointed by the commipiouers when the cos-
mission is issued, who is to suntisue the chairman nail a
new commission is sealed. Power is given to the commis-
sioners to buy land for the purpose of building, or to hire
suitable offices. Daily attendance to be given at the flakes.
The comnisMooses are to h Id special meetiege when called
for, and this business of each meetings is to be limited, and
no Liminess agreed to at one =oaths, can be revoked or
altered at • subsequent meeting, 'zaps under cer-
tain regulatkme. Commissioners are empowered to ap-
point end to remove alms, and to take surety ter them.
Also to site. into contracts upon due notice, and after esti-
mates have been made of the probable cam No eesamit-
Wooer, or member of Court of Aldermen, or of Court of
Common *Common, to be concerned in any contract, on
penalty of 1001.
Amounts of receipts and &abominating are to be kept, and
to be *Ruined and settled annually; and to be audited
and settled by three auditors (not conamiesionen) to be
gutcard by Court of Commis Cussed; and an
statenamst of each acosents to be seat to the
town clerk, and to be open to the inspection of the public,
A map of all sky to be provkled on which all NW IT. are
to be marked, end all water and gas mains to be set down
thereon : %Ids stag to be altered as weeraty from time to
time. _ _

Bowen ara viand in the commissicesers, who us empow-
ered to coostriat sow sowers, discontinue and stop up waiter
old sewer., and to ventilate, dame, and Stub such sewers as
may be needed ; and for this purposes to build, any, and
continue the tame through any land, building, or other
place, which is not a public way, upon making full compen-
anise. They aro also empowered to make such new open-
begs into the Mina OS they may think neceatary, or other•
wise to clieet the refuse ler the purposes of manure, Ihut
that no nuisance be thereby canoed.
The water timpani's leaving mains within the city are
malted to supply the commissioners with water (if thej
can do so withoat injury to the • regular supply of
water for domestic purposes), for Bushing the sewers, and
for wat-ring or titanium the streets and pavements, or for
supplying any paths bate+, cisterns, tor the use of the
poorer thins, apse remuneration by the commissioners for
eh* same ; and Is sus of dispute such remuneration to he
Bused by two lattices. Peasby for the nonoupply of water
a aforesaid, 50i.
_a day, except through trust, drought, or
unavoidable acendent. _ _

Private drains are to be cleansed and repaired at owner's
or occupier's cost under commigioners'direetions, and when-
ever required by them so to be cleansed or repaired; and
private drains are nut to be destroyed or obstructed
ry the commiasiosen in any of their works, an.
der penalties. Pursues living out of the City may
drain into the City sewers with consent of the
cnninisii-ners, upon pulmest of a remuneration for the um
of such sewers. Com:violence's may call upon the owner of
any house or building not already drained into the sewer to
construct a drain therefrom into the sewer, if the same be
within 60 feet of any pert of such h-use or bedding, nn a
lower level than such house or building, under t.i.mmis-
sioners' direvions; and no house hereafter is to be built
within the City milers a drain be constructed to the satisfac-
tion of the commiesionere Persons ab •ut to build or to
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rebuild any bore or building, or to make any drain there.
from into the sewer, are t o gore 14 days' notice in writing of
such intention to the commissioners, who are to determine
the ley. lon which sac 11,,nee, building, or drain, is to be
built or made . • and any house o: building taken down
within 12 feet of the ground is to be deem. d a rebuilding.
Power is given to the commissioners to demolish any house,
building, or drain fleeted or made contrary to tht ir dines
time, or without such nodes being sent es at ore. Pen,lty
on making or altering weer, or drain, without moors
Mousse kayo, 111 i. Commissioners may build el much of
the private drains as lies seder the street. and recover the
costs from the ow, or of the house ; and also they may con-
tract with owners to make the internal drainage of the house
at owner's mot.
All galley holm, gratings, or other openings of omen,
met, be tr.pped,oo as to prevent the e Muria hum the sew r
catmints thenfrorn ; and any one sweeping, raking, or
placing any soi., dc., into any sewer, or over soy sewer
grate liable to a penalty of 61.
Commissioners • mpow red ti enter upon premises sad to
inspect by there Agee's, And cell upon the owners or ono.
piers of any home or building to rep sir, cleanse' and
put in good order all &eine, privies, and comps:no, and to
editor. e the same being done under their directions, under
penalties; also, upon wiliest oer Marne or other complaint
in writing, to summon Offenders before them ; to enter
upon or. mire s and enforce the abatement of any nui.ances
arising from tne 111.11ty and unwholesome condition of any
dwell nit-boom mother buil, leg, or of the accumulation of
any offensive matter, refuse, dung, or offal ; or of any foul
or offor ice dais, privy, or earepid ; or any iimuMcieut
drainage, whereby any seismic? shall arise; And to re-
cover the ',pewee incurred from the owner or occupier.
Conimisionevs to 'ming*, A ith tt'e coneenisekners o sewers
is the county, as to any alteration required in the form or
level of erifieting sewer, oh the construction of new mom,
for the purpose of mutually draining in the most effective
manner; and it any dispute or ~lifer. nee aim therefrom,
the Lords of the Ct.mmittee of 11,r Majesty's Privy Cmincel
for Trade are tt decide and determine the store ; and in the
event of dwelt, smimusionen refuel.. neglectieg, with-
in a reasonable raga, to no any worm to required by the raid
lords, the meaty commissioners may enter and eh the same.
Any wells which, under this act, arc r quired to be done
by owner or occupier, or other persona, not being so