District Board of Works-continued.
to raise monies to discharge existing debts, s. 180 -
power to borrow money on mortgage, with the
sanction of the metropolitan board, s. 183-
commissioners under 14 & 15 Vict. c. 23, may make
advances to, s. 184 -
mortgage by, to be by deed stamped, &c., s. 185
may fix a time for repayment of money borrowed,
s. 186
to pay interest half-yearly, s. 186
may pay off money on giving six months' notice,
s. 186
may borrow money to pay off existing securities,
s. 187 -
to keep register of transfer of mortgages, s. 189
to form a sinking fund to pay off mortgages, s. 190
mortgages, how to be paid off by, s. 191
audit-accounts to be balanced to end of year, s. 192
to elect auditor, s. 194
accounts of, how to be audited, s. 195 -
abstract of accounts of, to be made, s. 196
annual summary and report to be made by, s. 198
to send copy of same, with list of officers, to me-
tropolitan board, s. 198
to furnish inspection of and furnish copies, s. 198
byelaws-power to make byelaws, s. 202
publication of, evidence of, s. 203
protection of property-buildings not to be made
over sewers without the consent of, s. 204
power to demolish same, s. 204 -
savings, &c., in railway and other Acts applicable to
commissioners of sewers to apply to, s. 210
appeal to metropolitan board against orders of, with
respect to the construction of buildings, sewers,
&c., s. 211-
may award compensation to officers of paving boards,
&c., s. 214
may apportion the payment of money or execution
of works between two or more persons, s. 215
may accept repayment of expenses by instalments,
s. 216
notices and other documents may be served by leav-
ing same at office of, s. 220
documents may be signed by clerk of, s. 222
clerk of, may prove debts in bankruptcy, s. 223
compensation by, if under 20., to be settled by jus-
tices, s. 225
compensation by, if more, under Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, s. 225
District Board of Works-continued.
transfer of powers to vestries not to interfere with,
19 & 20 Vict. c. 112, s. 3
may take land for pleasure ground, &c. by agreement
or gift, s. 11
vestry may pay precept out of monies in their hands,
and reimburse themselves, 25 & 26 Vict. c. 102,
s. 9
may demand copy of poor rate, payment for, veri-
fication of, s. 15
may pay vestries in Schedule (B.) of original Act,
expenses incurred in execution of Act, s. 16
persons lending money to, not bound to see to its
application, regularity of proceedings, &c., s. 19
public loan commissioners may make advances to,
s. 20
or vestry not to transfer powers as to sewerage, &c.,
to metropolitan board without their consent, s. 28 262
communications with sewers in adjoining parish
or district, s. 32
communication to be made to the satisfaction of
the adjoining parish, &c., s. 32
metropolitan board may order payment of compen-
sation or remuneration, s. 32
the adjoining parish or district may recover same
from, by action or summary proceeding, s. 32
may appoint their days of meeting, s. 37
to append only the annual report of officer of health
to their yearly report, s. 43
may contribute to expense of original works exe-
cuted by owner or occupier, s. 44
to submit plans of new sewers to metropolitan
board, s. 45
to give three days' notice before connecting any
sewer, &c., with a main sewer, s. 46
sanction of, to the branching of sewers into main or
district sewers by private persons, s. 47
to apply to metropolitan board for approval before
sanctioning same, s. 48
seven days' notice to be given to, before drains are
branched into main sewers, s. 49
in case of abandonment or alteration, notice to be
given to, and to sanction same, s. 50
where works are not constructed within twelve
months, fresh application to be made to, s. 51
may apportion the expenses of sewers in new streets
amongst the owners, &c., in one sum or by in-
stalments within twenty years, s. 52 -
may apportion expenses of sewers in places where
previously there were only open sewers, &c. between
District Board of Works-continued.
owners and district board, in one sum or by in-
stalments, s. 53
may charge land less than house property, s. 54 281
where the estimated expenses exceed the cost, the
difference to be refunded by, and where less to be
paid to, s. 55 -
may defray part of expenses out of sewers rate, s. 56
appeal against order of, as to amount of expenses,
to metropolitan board, s. 57
may execute, &c., works beyond the limits of the
metropolis, s. 58
such work to form part of work within the district,
s. 58
but only with the consent of metropolitan board,
and authorities through whose district the work
passes, s. 58 -
no new sewer to be made by, without the consent
of metropolitan board, s. 58
may accept payment of contribution by instalments,
s. 59
nothing in section 59 to affect right to demand sums
charged under sections 52 & 53, s. 59
to transmit to metropolitan board particulars of
contribution when time has been given, s. 60
no sewer or drain to be branched into a sewer of,
without consent of, s. 61-
penalty, communication may be cut off, and works
executed by, s. 61 -
half-yearly reports of cellars to be made by district
surveyor, s. 62 -
extension of time under 18 & 19 Vict. c. 120, s. 76,
for notifying orders of, s. 63
where orders made by, with respect to drain, &c.,
under sections 73, 74, 76, 81, 85, and 86 of origi-
nal Act, may proceed for penalty, or do works, s. 64 290
person not to be proceeded against both for penalty
and expense of works, s. 64
may order owner or occupier to lay on water, or
may do works and recover expenses, s. 67 -
or where insufficient may order increased supply,
&c., s. 67
may demolish encroachments over sewers and re-
cover expenses, s. 68
may provide drinking fountains, s. 70
income of estates, property, &c., subject to trusts
for repair of highways, to be paid over to, s. 71 - 297
may widen streets, &c., with the consent of metro-
politan board, or contribute to same, s. 72
District Board of Works-continued.
may take land for that purpose, and make bridge,
&c., over canal with consent of company, s. 72
may borrow money necessary for such improve-
ment, s. 72
may complain to justice of building erected beyond
general line, s. 75
if building not demolished in compliance with
justice's order, may demolish same and recover
expenses, s. 75
may apportion costs of paving new streets, and
may accept amount by instalments and recover
same, s. 77
may flag footpaths, and charge occupier with cost,
s. 78
may give notice of intention to repair street, not
being a highway, s. 80
may drain and pave courts and passages, and charge
owner with cost, s. 81
may, with consent of metropolitan board, stop up
streets during the execution of works, s. 84
may paint or affix names of streets, s. 87
on receiving order of metropolitan board, to give
notice to owners to mark their houses with num-
bers or names, penalty for not obeying, &c., s. 87 314
may appoint persons, or contract with company for
removal of manure from stable, &c., s. 95 -
may require payment of costs or expenses from
owner or occupier, and the latter may deduct it
from his rent, s. 96 -
may put an end to any power of appointment of
inspectors of weights and measures existing under
any local Act, s. 101
District Surveyor.-May enter rooms and cellars oc-
cupied contrary to Act, 18 & 19 Vict. c. 120,
s. 104
justice may give order for admission to, s. 104
to report to vestry as to underground rooms, 25 &
26 Vict. c. 102, s. 62
Ditches. To be cleansed, covered, or filled up if a nui-
sance, 18 & 19 Vict. c. 120, s. 86
by the side of roads may be filled up and pipes sub-
stituted, s. 87 -
Documents. Authentication of, by signature of clerk,
18 & 19 Vict. c. 120, s. 222
Drainage.-Vestries and district boards to construct works
for the purpose of, 18 & 19 Vict. c. 120, s. 69
of blocks of houses by combined, s. 74
vestries and district boards may transfer their powers
as to, to metropolitan board, s. 89
Drains.-Private, may be altered by vestry or district
board, 18 & 19 Vict. c. 120, s. 69
owners of houses to construct, into sewer, s. 73
to provide traps to, s. 73
penalty for neglect to make, s. 73
combined, may be made for blocks of houses, s. 74 -
no house to be built without, s. 75
to be made into covered cesspool when there is no
sewer within 100 feet, s. 76
may be branched into sewers made by metropolitan
board or vestry or district board, with their con-
sent, s. 77
private, may be branched into sewers by boards or
vestries, at the expense of owner, s. 78
for houses may be made by vestry or district board
at the expense of owner or occupier, s. 79 -
vestries and district boards may authorize in-
spection of, s. 82
penalty for improperly altering or making, s. 83
vestry and district boards to cause to be put into
proper condition, s. 85
offensive, to be cleansed or covered by vestry or dis-
trict boards, s. 86
vestry and district boards may substitute, for ditches,
s. 87
interpretation of, s. 250
where there is no sewer, houses may temporarily be
drained into a cesspool, and enactments of original
Act with respect to, to apply, 25 & 26 Vict. c. 102,
s. 66
Drinking Fountains. - May be provided by district
boards, &c., 25 & 26 Vict. c. 102, s. 70 Duke of Bedford. -Sums paid by, to parties making roads, &c., on his estate, to be added to the debt of that part of parish, 25 & 26 Vict. c. 102, s. 78 Dust.-(See Refuse and Rubbish.)
Ecclesiastical Districts.-Nothing in original or amendment Act to affect, 19 & 20 Vict. c. 112, s. 2. 214
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