And be it enacted, That if any such door, gate, or bar already erected, shall have been so constructed as to open outwards towards or upon any public street, it shall be lawful for the vestry or district board to alter the same, so that no part thereof opening or when open shall project over any public way.
And be it enacted, That when any house or building, any part of which now projects beyond the regular line of the street, or beyond the front of the house or building on either side thereof in any street, shall be taken down to be rebuilt or altered, the same shall be set back to the line of the street or the line of the adjoining house or building in such manner as the vestry or district board shall direct for the improvement of such street, and when the next house or building shall not adjoin the house or building to be so taken down, but shall be separated therefrom, then the same shall be set back to the line of such street: Provided always, that the vestry or district board shall make full compensation to any such owner for any loss or damage he may sustain in consequence of his house being set back according to the provisions herein contained.
And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the vestry or district board to allow any building to be advanced for the purpose of improving the line of the street or place in which such building may be situate or any building adjacent thereto.
And be it enacted, That the owner or occupier of every house or building in or adjoining any street within the limits of this Act shall, within twenty-one days next after service of any order of the vestry or district board for that purpose, put up and for ever afterwards keep in good condition, proper and sufficient pipes to carry off the water from the roof thereof into the common drains or sewers. And be it enacted, That when any opening is now or shall hereafter be made in the pavement or soil of any pavement or footpaths within the limits of this Act, as an entrance into any vault, cellar, or area, a door covering or grating shall be made by the occupier of such vault or cellar, of iron or such other material and in such manner as the vestry or district board shall direct; and such door covering or grating shall from time to time be kept in good repair by the occupier of such vault, cellar, or area, and if the occupier of any such vault, cellar, or area, shall not within a reasonable time make such door, covering or grating, or shall make any such door covering or grating contrary to the directions of the vestry or district board, or shall not keep the same when made in good repair, he shall forfeit for every such offence a sum not exceeding five pounds.
And be it enacted, That when any building materials, rubbish, or other things shall be laid, or any hole or excavation shall be made, in any of the streets within the limits of this Act, the person causing such materials or other things to be so laid, or the said hole or excavation to be made, shall at his own expense cause a sufficient light to be fixed in a proper place upon or near the same, and continue such light every night from sun setting to sun rising during the time such materials, hole, or excavation, shall remain; and such person shall, at his own expense, cause such materials or other things and such hole or excavation, to be sufficiently fenced and inclosed until such materials or other removed, or the hole or excavation filled up or otherwise made secure; and in case such person shall refuse or neglect so to light, fence, or inclose such materials or other things, or such hole or excavation, every person so offending shall for every such offence forfeit a sum not exceeding five pounds; and in every such case of refusal or neglect, it shall be lawful for the vestry or district board to cause such light to be so fixed and continued during the time aforesaid, and such materials and other things, hole or excavation, to be sufficiently fenced and enclosed; and all charges and expenses thereof shall be paid by the persons causing such materials or other things to be so laid, or such hole or excavation to be so made as aforesaid.
And be it enacted, That in no case shall any such building materials or other things, or such hole or excavation, be permitted to remain for an unnecessary time, under a penalty not exceeding five pounds, to be paid by the person causing such materials or other things to be laid, or such hole or excavation to be made, for each week during which the same building materials or such hole or excavation shall so remain: and in any such case proof of the necessity of a continuance thereof respectively shall be upon the person so causing such materials or other things to be laid, or causing such hole or excavation to be made.
And be it enacted, That if any building or excavation on any land or place contiguous to any street within the limits of this Act shall for want of sufficient repair, protection, or inclosure, be dangerous to the passengers along such street, the owner thereof shall be liable to a penalty not more than five pounds.
And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the vestry or district board during such time as any street within the limits of this Act is being made or repaired, or during the making of any sewer or drain by the vestry or district board, or when they shall consider it expedient to close such street, or any part of the same, by such ways or means as they shall think fit.
Every vestry and district board shall have full power and authority to pave, if they think fit, any uninclosed space which may have been the forecourt of any house or building in any street, and the same shall thenceforward become the public highway, and whenever the fence or other enclosure shall have been removed, it shall not be lawful for the owner or occupier of the said house or building again to enclose the said space.
From the Vestry Clerk to the Clerk of the Metropolitan Board of Works.