The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-28 00:00:00

City Sewers Commission,

The members of this Commission met at the Guildhall
yesterday under the presidency of Deputy De Jersey.
In the course of the sitting several summonses were
heard against persons who had neglected to comply with
notices which had been served upon them _requiring the
completion of works of a sanatory nature upon promisee
situate in Elim-place, Three Nun-yard, and in Middle-
street, Cloth-fair, the houses is question being inhabited
by families of poor persons.
The inspector of sanatory works, Mr. Henry Parsons,
who had taken out the summonses was heard, and an order
was made in each of the cases for the completion of the
works within seven days. In the event of the necessary
works not being completed at the expiration of that period,
it was further decided by the Commissioners to take the
matter into their own hands, and charge the owners of the
property with the expenses of performing the required
works.

The principal clerk, Mr. JOSEPH DIY, reported that he
had received from the Metropolitan Board of Works the
sum of £2,033, which amount had been contributed by the
Board towards the cost of improvements carried out by the
Commissioners of Sewers within the City.
Mr. A. J. BAYLIS, the solicitor to the Commission, stated
that on the 23d inst. he attended before Alderman Hale at
the Guildhall Police-court, and procured the condemnation
of a quantity of diseased meat, consisting of a quarter of a
cow, a head, tongue, and liver, which had been seized in.
Newgate-market. The meat had been sent up from Tam-
worth, and had been prepared and dressed for sale in a
manner calculated to hide all appearance of disease except
on close examination. The alderman on close inspection
of the meat expressed himself in very strong terms as to
the disgraceful state it was in, and directed that the case
should be reported to the Court of Sewers, with a view to
further procodings being taken.

The Court decided to instruct the solicitor to take further
proceedings against the person who had sent the moat to
London.

SANATORY STATE OF THE CITY.

Dr. LETHEBY laid before tho Court the folbywing report
on the sanatory state of the City.
"To the Honourable the Commissioners of Sowers of tho
City of London.

" Gentlomen,—The inspectors' returns which are before
you relate to 201 houses that have been inspected during the
week, and I submit a list of 52 places for sanatory improve-
ment.

'• I also submit a certificate of the use of the hous.a.s Nos.
1,2, 3, and 4, in B Al-alley, Golden-lane, as common nightly
lodging-houses, it being necessary that the same should be
registered as common lodging-houses.
" The markets and slaughter houses have been duly in-
spec ect, and the officers have condemned 3,0871b5. of meat
as unfit for human food. The greater part of it was in a
state of disease, and in ono case, that of a bullock from Boot
Warton, the meat was so bad that the cireuenstauc?,s re-
quire investigation by the solicitor, with a view to feather
proceedings.
" I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
(Signed) '• lii. LETILEBY."
TILE GAS SUPPLY TO TILE CITY.

Dr. LETILEBY reported that the illuminating power of the
gas supplied to the City during the past week had been as
follows:—City Gas Company 15 99 sperm candlee, Char.
tered 12.83, Great Central 13.39. The average illuminating
power of each company's gas had baen above the require-
meats of the Act of Parliament, but the proportion of sul-
phur had, except in the case of the City's gas, been above
that sanctioned by the Act. The proportion of sulphur in
100 cubic feet of gas was—ln the City Company's gas 19.4
grains, Chartered 23.1 grains, and Great Central 22.2 grains.
Some unimportant business was disposed of, and the
Court adjourned.

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