“1. That the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the borough of , in execution of the powers and authorities given to and vested in them by virtue of the Public Health Act 1875, upon the report of their surveyor, whereby it appears to the said authority to be necessary to enter into, through, or under the lands and premises particularly described in the schedule hereunder written, for the several purposes hereinafter mentioned, the said mayor, aldermen, and burgesses will immediately after the day of enter into and upon the premises described in the said schedule hereto, and on the plan hereinafter mentioned numbered , for the purpose of in, through, or under the said lands and premises , and to construct all other necessary works for all or any of the purposes aforesaid.
“2. The course of the said sewer is indicated by a line drawn on the said plan from the point to .
“And notice is hereby further given that a plan of the intended works, and of the lands and premises upon which it is intended to enter for the construction of the same, is now open for inspection, between the hours of 10 in the forenoon and 4 in the afternoon, and may then be seen at the offices of the borough surveyor, Street, , and a tracing thereof is hereunto annexed.
Dated this day of 18 .
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Town Clerk.”[183]
The Schedule Referred to.
| No. on plan. | Description of premises. | Where situate. | Owner. | Occupier. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
In carrying out works of sewerage the greatest care is necessary in the materials selected and the manner in which the work is executed. Tunnels and shafts must be most carefully timbered, levels very accurately given and adhered to, and for this purpose sight rails and long boning rods can be used with great advantage. In running sands, or where the line of an old sewer is being followed, or in fact anywhere where a good and quick joint is required, “Stanford’s” patent jointed pipes should be used.
“This joint is made by casting, upon the spigot and in the socket of each pipe, rings of durable material, which, when put together, fit mechanically into each other, as in a bored and turned joint; it needs no skilled labour in fixing, only a little grease, allows of slight settlement of the pipes without injury, and requires neither cement, clay, nor other extraneous material, the pipes containing a perfect joint within themselves.”
Breakages sometimes occur in stoneware pipe sewers after they are laid, which generally are found on examination to arise from one of the following causes: