Metropolitan Board of Works-continued.
parks, &c., and open spaces for the improvement
of the metropolis, &c., 19 & 20 Vict., c. 112, s. 10
to commence works to prevent sewage passing into
the Thames, 21 & 22 Vict. c. 104, s. 1
may construct works on the banks and bed of the
Thames, s. 2
powers of taking land to extend to works for deodo-
rizing sewage, &c., whether within or beyond the
metropolis, s. 3
may raise 3,000,000l. by bonds or debentures, s. 4
may raise money for their repayment, s. 5
accounts of, may be inspected by engineer to be
appointed by treasury, to enable him to report on
main drainage works, s. 9
to levy a rate of 3d. in the £ in each year, s. 10
all provisions of original Act as to estimates,
assessments, &c., to apply to main drainage rate,
s. 14
may, on default of vestries, &c., make rates, s. 15
may appoint collectors and pay salary, &c., s. 15
to have the same powers, &c., as for levying poor
rates, s. 15
rates to be made by, subject to same provisions in
all respects as poor rates, expenses of rate may
be included, s. 15
may require copies of poor rates to be furnished,
s. 17
payment for same, verification of same, s. 17
to pay monies so raised into Bank of England, s. 18
may deodorize sewage, &c., and defray expenses, as
under, 18 & 19 Vict., c. 120, s. 23
to execute works so as not to create a nuisance,
s. 24
extension of time for completing main drainage
works by, to 31st Dec., 1863, s. 26
form of assessment by, for main drainage rate, Sche-
dule (A.)-
form of precept, Schedule (B.)
expenses of sewers to be defrayed (in lieu of 18 &
19 Vict., c. 120, s. 170), 25 & 26 Vict., c. 102,
s. 5
to take the county rate or other similar estimate
as the basis of their assessments, s. 6
rates by, to be assessed and charged in the same
manner as the county rate, but precepts to be
issued and rates levied as provided by original Act,
s. 7
Metropolitan Board of Works-continued.
may demand payment by a day specified, s. 10
may give credit to places in Schedule (C.) in original
Act for amount received beyond the amount of
main drainage rate, s. 11 -
how to assess places in Schedule (C.) to original Act,
s. 12
to issue precept directed to the master of the bench,
&c., s. 12
may amend assessment or precept, s. 13
and vestries and district boards may demand copies
of poor rates, s. 15 -
parties lending money to, not bound to inquire
into its application or the regularity of proceed-
ings, s. 19
may stop up carriage and footways to execute
works, s. 21
may take lands for roads and for deposit of earth
and materials, s. 22 -
votes by, exceeding 20,000l. to be confirmed at
subsequent meeting, s. 23
to maintain all bridges, culverts, &c., erected by
them, s. 24
may construct and maintain bridges, &c., over,
under, or near sewerage works, and may agree to
give compensation in lieu thereof, s. 25
time for executing main drainage works by, s. 26
gullies connected with main sewers not to be trapped
without the consent of, s. 27
transfer of powers of district boards and vestries as
to sewerage, &c., not to be made without the con-
sent of, s. 28 -
may give instructions to committees, who shall act
thereon and report, s. 31 -
may set out wards where parish contains more than
2,000 rated householders, s. 41
to apportion vestrymen to be elected, s. 41
to transmit copy of such division and apportionment
to secretary of state, and publish same in Gazette,
s. 41
to give two months' notice of their intention to
make a representation concerning the bringing
an adjoining parish within the Acts, under s.
249 of original Act, s. 42
such representation to be accompanied by state-
ments of churchwardens and highway surveyors,
district boards, &c., to submit plans of new sewers to,
8. 45
Metropolitan Board of Works-continued.
junction of sewer with a main sewer to be made to
the satisfaction of, s. 46
plans for branching sewers into main or district
sewer to be submitted to, s. 48
seven days' notice of intending to branch sewers to
be given to, s. 49
notice of alteration and abandonment of works to
be given to, s. 50
abandonment or alteration not to be without the
sanction of, s. 50
to give a fresh sanction when works are not executed
within twelve months, s. 51
appeal to, against order of district board, &c., as
to amount or apportionment of expenses of
works, s. 57
to sanction the execution of any works by district
board, &c., beyond the limits of the metropolis,
s. 58
may, in certain cases, order contribution to the ex-
penses of sewers, s. 59 -
may accept payment by one sum or by instalments,
8. 59
to keep a register of contributions when time has
been given for payment, s. 60
no sewer or drain to be branched into sewer of,
without the consent of, s. 61
communication may be cut off, and works executed
by, s. 61
half-yearly report of cellars to be made by district
surveyor, s. 62
may demolish encroachments over sewers and re-
cover expenses, s. 68
the consent of, necessary before making improve-
ments by district board, &c., s. 72
may cause to be set back any building projecting
beyond general line, when same is taken down,
and make compensation, s. 74 -
no building to be erected beyond the general line
without the consent of, s. 75
may annex conditions to such consent, and if not
complied with, may demolish such building and
recover penalty, s. 76
may make byelaws for the guidance of district
board, &c. in constructing sewers, s. 83
may place roadways, &c. in different parishes under
the management of one district board, s. 84 - 311
may alter names of streets, and send copy of their
order to district board, s. 87
Metropolitan Board of Works-continued.
to apply to city of London, s. 87
may permit the formation of streets of less width
than forty feet for carriage traffic, and twenty feet
for foot traffic, s. 99
may make works for embanking the Thames accord-
ing to plans, 25 & 26 Vict. c. 93, s. 6
may appoint committees to carry Act into execution,
s. 7
works authorized to be done by, s. 8
powers and provisions to enable, to carry out works,
see Act in Appendix, to exercise all powers and
privileges conferred by 18 & 19 Vict. c. 120, 19 &
20 Vict. c. 112, 21 & 22 Vict. c. 104, s. 39
powers of, under the Metropolitan Building Acts,
18 & 19 Vict. c. 122, ss. 55 to 68
to grant licences for keeping petroleum, 25 & 26
Vict. c. 66, s. 4
Metropolitan Burials Acts.-Saving as to, 18 & 19 Vict.
c. 120, s. 91
Metropolitan Buildings Act.-18 & 19 Vict. c. 122.
Appendix
regulation and supervision of buildings under, ss. 6
to 54
Amendment Act, 23 & 24 Vict. c. 52 further amendment, 24 & 25 Vict. c. 87 Metropolis Meaning of, 18 & 19 Vict. c. 120, s. 250 all parts to be deemed equally benefited, 21 & 22 Vict. c. 104, s. 12
sewers and works may be executed by district board,
&c., with consent of metropolitan board beyond
the limits of, 25 & 26 Vict. c. 102, s. 58
General Metropolitan Paving Act, certain provisions
of, to extend to, as defined by these Acts, s. 73 - 300
Act to regulate supply of gas to, 23 & 24 Vict.
c. 125, Appendix
Amendment Act, 24 & 25 Vict. c. 79, Appendix
Act for better paving, improving, and regulating
the streets of the, and removing nuisances, &c.,
57 Geo. 3, c. 29, Clauses, Appendix -
Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers.-Powers of, to
cease, 18 & 19 Vict. c. 120, s. 145
actions by or against, not to abate, s. 146
rates made by, to be paid to metropolitan board of
works, s. 147
property of, transferred to metropolitan board of
works, s. 148 -
money owing to or recoverable from, to be paid to
or by the metropolitan board of works, s. 148
Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers-continued. provisions for payment of liabilities of, s. 181 improvement rates made by, may be recovered by metropolitan board of works, s. 182
savings in local Acts applicable to, to be applied to
metropolitan and district boards and vestries,
s. 210
officers of, may be pensioned, s. 213
Metropolis Main Drainage Rate.-Metropolitan board to raise, at 3d. in the £., 21 & 22 Vict. c. 104,
to extend to places in Schedule (C.), s. 11
all parts of metropolis to be deemed equally bene-
fited by, s. 12 -
not to be subject to mortgages, s. 14
sects. 163, 164, and 169 of 18 & 19 Vict. c. 120, ap-
plicable to all rates under this Act, s. 15
monies raised by, to be paid to account of such per-
sons as treasury may direct, s. 18
all monies, dividends, and monies borrowed for re-
payment to be paid to Bank of England to such
account, s. 18
such monies to be applied in payment of interest of
monies borrowed and of monies borrowed on
purchase of lands, surplus to be invested as trea-
sury direct, s. 19
monies raised by, may be applied in lieu of money
raised by loan, s. 20
when amount has been raised and paid off by, me-
tropolitan board shall discontinue same, s. 22
debt of Counters Creek works and part of debt of
Ravensbourne works to be paid out of monies
raised on, 25 & 26 Vict. c. 102, s. 1 -
certain expenses in respect of Victoria Street sewer
to be paid out of monies raised on, s. 2
sums received on account of, from places in Sche-
dule (C.) of original Act, beyond amount of, may
be placed to their credit, s. 11
how to be assessed in places in Schedule (C.) to
original Act, s. 12
Metropolitan Sewage Manure Company.-Saving rights of, 18 & 19 Vict. c. 120, s. 243
Mills. Vestry or board to give compensation for water taken from, 18 & 19 Vict. c. 120, s. 86
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