ASSEMBLY ROOMS

Rules as to construction of, 152: see also sub Public Buildings'
ASSISTANCE

Penalty for refusing to enable compliance with notice or order under
Act of 1894...291

ASSISTANT SURVEYORS

Appointment of, by Council, 234
Fees payable to, 234

ATTENDANCE of witnesses in arbitration, how enforced, 385
AUTHENTICATION of Notices under Act of 1894...274
AUTHORITIES

for Executing Public Health (London) Act, 1891...139
Local or Sanitary: see sub Local Authorities'

AWARD

in Difference between building and adjoining owners to be final,
178-Appeal to county court from, 178-Costs of, 178

Enforcement of, 385

Enlargement of time for, 385

Statement of, as special case, 385

BACKS of

B.

Fireplace openings, thickness of, 127

Recesses in external walls, thickness of, 117; in party walls, 117
BALANCE of

Actual cost of constructing sewers over or under estimated cost,
repayment or recovery of, 361

Expenses incurred by Council in respect of dangerous structure,
land not to be built on until paid, 201; recovery of, 202

BALCONIES

Construction of, 140

Tailing of, into walls, 141

BALLAST

Local authorities may place, on streets, 40

BALUSTRADES

Construction of, 140

BANK OF ENGLAND

Exemption in City of offices of, from Act of 1894...293

BARGE-BOARDS

Construction of, 140

Exemption of, from rules as to incombustible materials, 123
What are, 124

BARRELS, storing of, prohibited, 278

BARRIERS in Public buildings to open outwards, 153

BARS

over Areas to be kept in repair, 325; penalty for neglect, 326
in Streets not to be placed, 280; Council to remove, 280, 282;
penalty for placing, 282

BASE

of Chimney shaft, footings to spread round, 130; width of, 130
Definition of term, 15

BASEMENT

6

Definition of term, 16: see also sub Habitable Basement'
Rooms: see sub Underground Rooms'

R R

Wooden, distance of bearings of, from centres of party walls, 120
BEARERS of

Bressummers, rules as to, 119

Hearthstone or slab before chimney opening, 128

Meaning of term, 130

BLOCKS OF BUILDINGS

Drainage of, by combined operations, 335

Owners of houses in, to have notice of certificate defining general
line of buildings, 84

Saving as to height of buildings in, where prescribed height already
exceeded, 111

BLOOD BOILER-Structure of premises of, 459

DRIER-Structure of premises of, 465

BOARD OF TRADE

Appointment of arbitrator in differences under Overhead Wires
Act by, 415

Byelaws as to overhead wires to be approved by, 413-Existing
wires may be exempted from byelaws as to overhead wires by, 413—
Order empowering Council to enforce byelaws as to overhead wires
may be made by, 413-Overhead wires to be placed in accordance
with regulations of, 416

OF WORKS: see sub 'Local Authorities'

BOLTS to doors &c. in public buildings not to be affixed outside, 153
BOND TIMBERS not to be built into party walls, 120; what are, 121
BONDING BRICKWORK

of Flues in or against party walls, 128
Instructional letter as to, 561

BONE BOILER-Structure of premises of, 459

BORROWING POWERS of Local authorities for improvement
of streets &c., 43, 373

BOUNDARY

Erection of, evidence of commencement of street, when, 48-of com-
mencing to adapt street or way for carriage traffic or foot traffic
only, 56
of Forecourts Consent of Council necessary to erection of, at less
than prescribed distance, 61-Conditions may be imposed by
Council when consenting, 62-Council may refuse sanction to
adaptation of way for street where less than prescribed distance
between centre of roadway and, 58

of Premises, open space at rear of buildings need not adjoin, 95
furthest from Roadway, diagonal line to meet horizontal line at, 97
of Space, mean distance of, from wall of buildings, how ascertained
when not parallel with wall, 97; where irregular, 97

BRANCHING of

Drains into sewers, 395-Approval of local authority required to,
395-Byelaws as to, 455-Notice to be given of, 359-Penalty
for improper, 395-Removal of drain improperly branched into
sewer, 396

Sewers into main sewers-Byelaws as to, 455

BRESSUMMERS

Additional support to, may be required by district surveyor, 119

Bearings of, 119; upon party walls, 120

Byelaws as to, may be made by Council, 249

Definition of term, 15

Diagram of, illustrating provisions as to, App. V. pl. 6.

Exception as to, from rules as to timber in external walls, 118
Metal, expansion to be allowed for, 120

Rules as to, 119

Tailing of, into party wall, 120

Wooden, distance to be allowed between ends of, and centre of party
wall, 120

BREWERY-Chimney shaft of, excepted from rules as to height of
brickwork or stonework, 127

BRICK

Trimmers Hearthstones may be laid on, 128

Walls Separation of staircases in public buildings by, 152-Stair-
cases of habitable rooms over stables to be separated by, 135
Work about Chimney or flue, distance of timber or woodwork in, from
face of, 128-of Chimney shafts, height of, 127-Exceptions as
to, 127-Firebricks in chimney shafts not to be bonded to, 131-
Flue in or against party wall to be surrounded with, 128-Furnace
chimney shafts to be constructed of, 130-Instructional letter as
to bonding of, 561-of Smoke flue, thickness of, 127

BRICKS

Enclosures for depositing-Licence required for, 347-Penalty for
erecting, without licence, 347

BRIDGES

over Canals-Borrowing powers of local authority for improvement
of, 43-Consent of canal company necessary for improvement of,
by local authority, 43-Expenses of local authorities in improve-
ment of, how defrayed, 43-Powers of local authorities as to, for
improvement of streets, 42, 43

Exemption of, from Act of 1894...293

" Street' includes, 6

BRINGING FORWARD building or structure in contravention of
Act of 1894, Penalty for, 284

BUILDER

Appeal by, against notice of objection, 239

Building notice to be given by, 234-Form of notice, 541

Definition of term, 35

Entry of building by, to comply with notice or order of local
authority, 381

Fees of district surveyor to be paid by, 244

Hoarding or fence to be erected by, 346, 388; penalty for neglect to
erect, 346

Notice of Irregularity to, form of, 545, 547-of Objection to works
of, form of, 544-to Set back building &c. to prescribed distance, 72
Notices by, to be evidence against, 237

Penalty for not admitting, to comply with notice or order under Act

of 1894...291; with order of County Court, 291-for not assisting
in complying with order under Act of 1894...291

Platform for foot passengers to be erected by, 346; penalty for not
erecting, 346

Procedure where owner or occupier refuses to allow, to comply with
notice &c., 241

Service of notice or order on, 274; of notice of irregu larity on, 240
of notice of objection on, 239

Wooden structures may be erected by, without licence, when, 162

BUILDING

Abutting on Thames or public place, saving as to, 99
Access to roof of, when to be provided, 123

Acts relating to, which Act of 1894 supersedes, 1, 2

Additions to, provisions as to new buildings to apply to, 300
Alteration of, where not in conformity with Act of 1894...62, 63; so
as to cease to conform with Act prohibited, 299

Angle of roof of, 124

Basement rooms in, rules as to, 135

Byelaws as to-Deposit of plans &c. of, 488-Duties of district
surveyor with respect to, 487, 490-as to Fees payable to district
surveyor in respect of, 487, 490-as to Filling up of excavations
near, 490-as to Foundations of, 485-as to Plastering of, 489—
as to Sanitary works in, 511-as to Substances of walls of, 485
Ceasing to be exempt from Act of 1894, powers of Council as to, 297
Cellars and vaults under, in City not to be occupied as dwellings, 435
Chimneys and flues of, rules as to construction of, 126

Compensation to be made by Council where set back to give
greater width of street, 70

Conditions as to erection of, at less than prescribed distance from
centre of roadway may be imposed, 62

Construction of, standing orders of Council as to, 446; as to con-
ditions to be imposed where erection sanctioned by Council, 443
Contracts for erection of, made before Act of 1894, saving as to, 110,
301

Conversion of, rules as to, 300-into public building, approval
necessary to, 152; rules as to, 152

on Corner site, height of return front of, 98

Council may make byelaws as to construction of, 351
Courts within: see sub Courts'

Cubical extent of, 144, 145, 146; saving as to, 145

near Dangerous business: see sub 'Dangerous Businesses'
Demolition of, Petty Sessional Court may order, 264; where notice
of irregularity not complied with, 264; where erected over sewers,
353; where erected without notice in City, 421

Diagonal line to control height of, 97

District surveyor to supervise erection of, 230

Dividing partitions in, building owner may pull down, 167
Domestic: see sub Domestic Building'

Entry of, to comply with notice or order, 381; by district surveyor,

237

Erected before Act of 1894, saving as to height of, 113

Erection of, above prescribed height, 112; beyond general line of
buildings see sub General Line of Buildings;' on open spaces at
rear of building, 98; on site of old building, 77, 106; where com-
menced before Act of 1894...72, 301; within prescribed distance of
centre of roadway, 61, 524

Exceptions as to, from Act of 1894...293, 295, 298; from Act of
1878...382

Exemptions as to: see sub 'Exempted Buildings'

Existing previously to Act of 1894: see sub Existing Buildings
Fire-resisting doors to be made in walls separating business
portion from dwelling-house, 145

Floors of separate sets of chambers in, to be of fire-resisting
materials, 145

Forecourts of, not to be erected within prescribed distance, 58
Front of, determination of, 110

General line of: see sub' General Line of Buildings'

Habitable rooms in, construction of, 109, 133: see also sub
'Habitable Rooms'

Height of, limitations as to, 96, 98, 110, 113; diagrams illustrating

BUILDING—continued.

provisions as to, App. V. pls. 1, 2, 4; regulations as to applications
in respect of, 525; rules as to, 94; saving as to, where prescribed
height already exceeded in same block, 111

of Historic interest, saving as to, 277

Hoarding to be erected during erection of, 346, 388

Horizontal line, how drawn, 97

Meaning of term, 11, 409, 434

Means of escape from fire at top of, 125

Modification of rules as to height where site irregular, 98

Name of street may be affixed to, 90

New: see sub New Building'

Notices as to: see sub Notices'

near Noxious business: see sub' Noxious Businesses'
Numbering of: see sub Numbering of Buildings'
Open spaces about: see sub Open Spaces'
Openings in walls of, when to be stopped up, 148, 149
Pair of semi-detached buildings to be deemed one, 141
Party walls in: see sub 'Party Walls'

Penalty for breach of rules as to conversion of, 292; for bringing
forward contrary to Act, 284; for neglecting to comply with notice
to set back, 283

Pipes for conveying heated air &c. not to be affixed to front of, 131
Platform for foot passengers to be constructed during erection of, 346
Proceedings to enforce setting back of, within prescribed distance, 72
Projections from, not to extend beyond general line of, 144; rules
as to, 140: see also sub 'Projections'

Protection from fire, instructional letter as to, 559

Purchase of, by local authorities for improvement of streets, 40, 42
under Railway arches, rules as to, 153

Raising of topmost storey above prescribed height, when per-
mitted, 114

Rear of, superintending architect to determine, 110

Re-erection of, where not in conformity with Act of 1894...62, 63
Roof of, construction of, 123

Ruinous: see sub 'Dangerous Buildings

Saving as to, where in conformity with previous Acts, 300; as to
erection of, under contracts made before Act of 1894...72, 301
Separation of, rules as to, 144—of portions of, when used for trade
purposes from dwelling-house, 144

over Sewers, prohibited, 353; demolition of, 353; penalty for, 366
Site of, what is, 106

Situation of, how determined, 87

Soilpipes of, byelaws as to, 513

Special: see sub Special Buildings'

Staircases of separate sets of chambers in, to be of fire-resisting
materials, 145

Storeys in roof of, construction of, 124; certificate of Council as to
means of escape from fire, condition precedent to occupation of, 125
for Supplying electricity-Regulations of Council as to applica-
tions in respect of, 526

Temporary: see sub Temporary Buildings

Thickness of walls in-Diagrams illustrating provisions as to,
App. V. pls. 14-17-Rules as to, 308-313

Timber in walls of, rules as to, 118: see also sub Timber'

Underground rooms in, construction of, 135: see also sub
'Underground Rooms'

United: see sub United Buildings'

Uniting, rules as to, 148

Use of, for specified purpose, consent to erection of, may be con-
ditional upon, 85