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Page 115 - Drain" shall mean and include any Drain of, and used for the Drainage of One Building only, or Premises within the same Curtilage, and made merely for the Purpose of communicating with a Cesspool or other like Receptacle for Drainage, or with a Sewer into which the Drainage of Two or more Buildings or Premises occupied by different Persons is conveyed...
Page 115 - means any drain of and used for the drainage of one building only, or premises within the same curtilage, and made merely for the purpose of communicating therefrom with a cesspool or other like receptacle for drainage, or with a sewer into which the drainage of two or more buildings or premises occupied by different persons is conveyed : "Sewer" includes sewers and drains of every description, except drains to which the word
Page 13 - ... with a view to its improvement ; and that for the purpose of collecting and imparting information upon all matters connected with the subject of ' Public Health ' a Society be now formed, to be styled ' The Sanitary Institute of Great Britain.' " Second — "That the gentlemen whose names are appended be requested to act as a Committee (with power to add to their number) for the purpose of carrying out the. previous resolution and of reporting to an adjourned public meeting to be held during...
Page 154 - Session, and, after having been verified and signed by the Auditors, shall be laid before the Annual General Meeting.
Page 155 - Meeting ; and the notice shall specify the nature of the business to be transacted, and no other than that business shall be transacted at that Meeting. All...
Page 159 - Institution shall be considered the property thereof, unless there shall have been some previous arrangement to the contrary, and the Council may publish the same, in any way and at any time they may think proper. But should the Council refuse, or delay the publication of such Paper, beyond a reasonable time, the Author thereof shall have a right to copy the same, and to publish it as he may think fit, having previously given notice, in writing, to the Secretary of his intention. No person shall...
Page 152 - President shall appoint two or more Scrutineers from the Members present, not being Members of the Council, to superintend the ballot, and to report the result to the meeting. 35. Any balloting list containing a greater number of names proposed for any office than the number to be elected to such office shall be rejected by the Scrutineers.
Page 13 - That in the opinion of this meeting the sanitary condition of this country is still very unsatisfactory, and that further legislation is necessary with a view to its improvement ; and that for the purpose of collecting and imparting information upon all matters connected with the subject of public health a society be now formed to be styled ' The Sanitary Institute of Great Britain.
Page 115 - The owner or occupier of any premises within the district of a local authority shall be entitled to cause his drains to empty into the sewers of that authority on condition of his giving such notice as may be required by that authority...
Page 141 - REPORT. To THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH, ON THE METHODS OF SEWERAGE FOR CITIES AND LARGE VILLAGES, IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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