The Public Health Acts, 1848 and 1849; (11 & 12 Vict. c. 63, and 12 & 13 Vict. c. 94,) : together with an analysis, forms, &c. / By Thomas William Saunders.

  • Saunders, Thomas William, 1814-1890.
Date:
1849
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The Public Health Acts, 1848 and 1849; (11 & 12 Vict. c. 63, and 12 & 13 Vict. c. 94,) : together with an analysis, forms, &c. / By Thomas William Saunders. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    WATER (Supply op) (continued):— waterworks’ company may contract witli the local board to supply water for tbc purposes of the act, or may sell and dispose of or lease their works to a local board, s. 75; 49, 132. local board may keep a supply of pure water, and the water supplied may be constantly laid on at such pressure as will earn- the sume to the top story of the highest dwelling-house within the district sup- plied, s. 75 ; 49, 132. local board not to lay down any waterworks within limits in which there is any waterworks company before giving such company notice of such local board being desirous of a supply of water, and of the purposes and extent, s. 76 ; 49, 132. local board not to lay down waterworks so long as the company are able and willing to supply upon terms to be agreed upon, &c., s. 75 ; 49,132. terms of supply by waterworks company to be certified by the general board of health, &c., or upon terms to be settled by arbitration, s. 75; 49,133. how disputes to be settled as to whether or not water supplied by com- pany is sufficient, or whether, or not the purposes for which it is required are reasonable, s. 75 ; 49, 133. local board may in certain cases require certain houses to be supplied with water, s. 76 ; 50, 133. notice to be given by the local board to the occupier in certain cases, requiring him to obtain a supply of water, s. 76; 50, 133. if notice not complied with, local board may do the works, and obtain the supply, and make and lay water-rates not exceeding twopence per week, at the expense of owner, and to be deemed private improvement expenses, s. 76; 50, 133. local board may cause all existing public cisterns, pumps, wells, reser- voirs, conduits, aqueducts, and works for the gratuitous supply of water to be continued, &c., or may substitute similar works, s. 78 ; 50, 134. local board may construct new cisterns, pumps, wells, conduits, and works for the gratuitous supply of public baths or wash-houses established not for private profit or supported out of any poor or borough rates, s. 78 ; 50, 134. may be supplied by local board to public baths or wash-houses, or for trading or manufacturing purposes, s. 77; 50, 134. penalty for unlawfully flushing, drawing oft, diverting, or taking water from waterworks, &c., or from any waters or streams by which such waterworks are supplied, or for wilfully or negligently wasting or causing to be wasted any water supplied by the local board, s. 79 ; 51, 131, 135. how penalties to be applied, s. '79 ; 51, 135. penalty on parties for bathing in, &c., or fouling, &c., any water of local board, s. 80 ; 51, 135. penalty, how applied, s. 80; 135, 136. (see Gas.) WATERCLOSETS (see Privies.) WATER TIPES, . , local board may, if necessary, roquire water pipes to bcraised, sunk, or otherwise altered, s. 71; 47, 130. expense of same, s. 71; 47, 130.