PENRITH HERALD, October 17, 1874 / WEST WARD UNION .........Part VI

[Barb Ontario Canada]

WEST WARD UNION............Page VI

 

A NUISANCE AT TIRRIL.

 

The Board next proceeded to consider sanitary matters, and amongst others, a letter was read embodying a complaint from the MISSES PATTINSON against a nuisance caused by a privy on MR. FOSTER’s premises adjoining their dwelling.  MR. RICHARDSON, the Inspector, confirmed the truth of the complaint, which was admitted by MR. FOSTER, who wished the matter remedied, but produced a letter from his landlady, who declined to spend any money over the property.

 

The Board ordered the usual notice to be served in the first instance on MR. FOSTER, for the removal of the nuisance in twenty-one days.

 

SHAP DRAINAGE.

 

MR. BUCK and MR. FAIRER attended to present the following report, expressing the joint opinion of the Shap Parochial Committee and the Shap Vestry: -

 

To the Sanitary Authority, West Ward Union:

 

“Gentlemen – On Monday, the 21st September, your Shap Parochial Committee met the deputation from the Shap Vestry, to confer with them on the best mode of removing all complaints with regard to the Sanitary condition of Shap, and the following is the result of their discussion: -

 

(1)  The inhabitants of Shap propose to extend the existing drain 150 yards or thereabouts to the southward, making it not less than a foot square, with properly flagged bottom, for the purpose of receiving branch drains from the two rows of cottages whose back premises have been complained of.  Your Committee approve of this extension of the drain, and think it should be proceeded with immediately, and that when finished, the owners of the two rows of cottages should be at once required to make the branch drains into it, and otherwise put their back premises into proper order.

 

(2)  They propose leaving the watering places at Mere Syke as they are, but covering up the water-course from the first watering place northward to JOHN FELL’s land, so as to abate the nuisance complained of by MR. CLARK.

 

(3)  They propose that no sewage matters shall be allowed to flow into the Shap beck, so that that source of water supply shall be kept pure.

 

(4)  They propose, for the purpose of further improving the water supply of the place, to sink three wells and put up pumps at such places as shall best meet the convenience of the people, and where there can be no possibility of the water being contaminated by sewage matter.

 

Your Committee are able to report favourably of the above proposals on the whole, and think them worthy of careful consideration, as meeting, if properly carried out, the reasonable requirements of the case.

 

“G. F. WESTON, Chairman.

“JOHN IRVING.

“JOHN HALL.

“MATTHEW SARGINSON.

“FRA. MARKHAM.

 

“Shap, Sept. 21st, 1874”

 

The Sanitary Authority approved of the proposals, and adopted the above report.

 

From a statement and a question of MR. BUCK, we understand that the proposed works were to be carried out by voluntary subscription, to be supplemented, if insufficient, by a rate.

 

The business then ended, and the Board adjourned.

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