IV. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Commissioners to direct all and every Person and Persons, who are by the said recited Act required to level, form, and cover with Gravel, not less than Six Inches thick, the Carriage Ways of all such Streets, and other publick Passages and Places, within the said District, in the First Place properly and effectually to fill up the same; and also to direct all and every Person and Persons, who are required to pave the Foot Ways in the whole Front of their respective Houses, Buildings, and Tenements, to set up and erect proper and sufficient Posts, at such Distances and in such Manner, as the said Commissioners shall order and direct.
Lessees of Ground to compound for forming Carriage Ways, etc.
V. And whereas there are and may be several Pieces or Parcels of Ground within the Streets, and other publick Passages and Places, already or hereafter to be set out or made within the said District, unbuilt upon, the Carriage and Foot Ways to and in the Fronts whereof are neither filled up, levelled, formed, covered with Gravel, or paved, nor Posts set up and erected, and it would be a Means of forwarding the good Purposes of the said recited Act and this Act, if Builders or others, who by Law are liable to fill up, level, form over with Gravel, and pave the same, were to compound with the said Commissioners; be it therefore further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Commissioners, or any Three or more of them, to view and inspect all Streets, and other publick Passages and Places, already or hereafter to be set out or made within the said District; and if upon such View they shall be of Opinion that the same, or any Part or Parts thereof, is or are fit and proper for the Area or Fence Walls abutting thereon to be Built, and the Carriage and Foot Ways to be filled up, levelled, formed, covered with Gravel, or paved, or Posts to be set up and erected, the said Commissioners, or any Three or more of then, at any Meeting to be held in pursuance of the said recited Act, after such View, shall and may order their Surveyor or Surveyors, or other Person or Persons by them appointed for that Purpose, to give Notice to the Lessee or Lessees of all and every such Lands or Grounds, or leave the same at his, her, or their last or usual Place of Abode, or with his, her, or their known Servant or Servants, or if no such Lessee or Lessees can be found, then such Notice shall be stuck against the said Premises, or any Part thereof, which Notice shall require such Lessee or Lessees to meet the said Commissioners, or any Three or more of them, at the Time and Place to be therein mentioned (not being less than Six Days from the Date of such Notice), to compound for building such Area or Fence Walls, and for filling up, levelling, forming, and covering the Carriage Ways with Gravel, not less than Six Inches thick, and paving the Foot Ways in the whole Front thereof, and for setting up and erecting Posts; and if such Lessee or Lessees shall not attend, or shall not compound and agree with the said Commissioners, or any Three or more of them as aforesaid, then it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Commissioners, or any Three or more of them, to order the said Area or Fence Walls to be built, the said Carriage and Foot Ways to be filled up, levelled, formed, covered with Gravel, and paved, and Posts to be set up and erected forthwith, or as soon as conveniently may be, and all the Charges and Expences attending the building such Walls, filling up, levelling, forming, covering with Gravel, and paving and setting up and erecting Posts, shall be paid by the respective Lessee or Lessees, and shall be recovered and levied by Distress and Sale of their Goods and Chattels, in the same Manner at the Rates and Assessments said by virtue of the said recited Act are therein directed to be levied and recovered.
Publick Buildings and Dead Walls to be rated.
VI. And for as much as it is reasonable that all publick Buildings and all dead Walls and void Spaces of Ground within the said District should be rated and assessed in a due Proportion for the several Purposes of the said recited Act and this Act, be it therefore further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Commissioners at their Discretion, and they are hereby required from Time to Time to rate and assess towards the Purposes of the said recited Act and this Act, all Chapels, Meeting Houses, Markets, Warehouses, and all other publick Buildings whatsoever, within the said District, which now is, or are, or hereafter may be built, and which are not charged in respect of any Dwelling House by the Pound Rate, or otherwise by virtue of the said recited Act, at a Rate not exceeding Two Shillings in the Pound, according to the Directions of the said recited Act, and where the annual Value cannot be fully ascertained, then and in either of the said Cases the same shall be charged and assessed at a Rate not exceeding Nine-pence per Square Yard in any One Year of the Pavement and Road paved, gravelled, or repaired, and not exceeding One Shilling per Square Yard of the Foot Way and Carriage Way paved, lighted, and watched, repaired, and gravelled, under the Direction of the said Commissioners, and situate, lying, and bring in any of the said Streets or other publick Passages and Places, and belonging to or lying before such Chapel, Meeting House, Warehouse, or other publick Building; and the said Commissioners shall also at their Discretion, yearly or oftener (if needful), assess all Burying Grounds, dead Walls (except such dead Walls as are situate in the Return of Streets; and all Garden Walls bounding or abutting on any Mews or Lanes), and void Spaces of Ground, towards the Purposes aforesaid, and which are not charged in respect of any Dwelling House or other Building by the Pound Rate, or otherwise, by virtue of the said recited Act, so that in the Whole such Rate or Assessment shall not in any One Year exceed the Sum of Nine-pence for every Square yard of Pavement and Road paved, gravelled, or repaired, nor the Sum of One Shilling for every Square Yard of Foot Way and Carriage Way paved, lighted, and watched, repaired, and gravelled, under the Direction of the said Commissioners, situate as aforesaid, or belonging to or lying before such Burying Grounds, dead Walls, or void Spaces of Ground; and all Rates and Assessments to be made and paid for all such Burying Grounds, Chapels, Meeting Houses, Markets, Warehouses, or other publick Buildings, dead Walls, or void Spaces of Ground respectively, shall be paid by the respective Owner or Owners, Lessee or Lessees, Occupier or Occupiers thereof, and shall be charged and chargeable on the said Premises, and be recovered and applied in such Manner as other Rates and Assessments are directed to be recovered and applied by the said recited Act.
Occupiers of Houses to cleanse the Foot Ways Once a Day.
VII. And be it further enacted, That every Occupier of every House or Tenement within the said District, and in respect to Inmates, every House Owner shall, Once in every Day, between the Hours of Eight and Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon of each Day, scrape, sweep, and cleanse the Foot Way all along the Front of their respective Houses and Tenements, or cause the same to be scraped, swept, and cleansed, and in Default thereof shall, for every such Offence, forfeit and pay the Sum of Five Shillings, to be levied by Warrant under the Hand and Seal of any Justice of the Peace for the said County of Middlesex, upon the Oath of Two or more credible Witnesses; which Oath such Justice is hereby required and empowered to administer.
Penalty on Persons digging Earth, or leaving Holes in the Streets.
VIII. And be it further enacted, That if any Person or Persons whomsoever shall dig any Earth, or leave any Hole in and Street, or other publick Passage or Place, before any House or Tenement built or in building within the said District, for the Purpose of making Vaults, or any other Purposes whatsoever, and shall not inclose the same in a good and sufficient Manner, to be approved of by the Surveyor or Surveyors to the said Commissioners; or if any such Person or Persons shall keep up such Inclosure longer than the said Commissioners shall think absolutely necessary, or shall not well and sufficiently fence or rail before the Area or Areas fronting to any Street, or publick Passage or Place, every Person or Persons guilty of any of the Offences aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay the Sum of Twenty Shillings, and the Sum of Forty shillings for every Week that such Nuisance shall be continued.