BOROUGH 9OTTCES. IN RESPECT OF SANITATION. To forbid the burial of nigh'tsoil. offensive matter or. dead Animals within the Borough except by permission of the oouncil; the deposit of such matter, or iiny rubbish, on any street, foreshore, or vacant land. To regulate the eopstrnctlon and maintenance of privdes, and the removal of nlahtsoil. To require backyards of a certain area to be asirtiaited. - To forbid .the accumulation .of rab- ' bish, and regulating the" removal of same. To-forbld the keeping of poultry, except in properly-constructed, enclosed runs; and the accumulation of stable refuse and other rubbish. To forbid «>e deposit of refuse, ehopsweeptags, or rubbish of any description, in any street, the deposit thereon ot any fruit or fruit skins, the distribution therein of bills and other matter. DBAINAGE. To require all P™per,ty within the 'Borough to be provided with drains to carry away sewage and refuse matter. To regulate the construction of sewage and o'her drains, and the con■nectipn of same with the Borough / sewers, and to foiibid auy connection with Borough sewers or any alteration in any drains without permission. .. To provide for tHe inspection pr the Council's Inspector of all drainage work. To require the removal or repair of any defective wort. To provide for the use of pipes. material and things of a standard quality and to regulate the method of construction, of all drainage wort and all appliances and apparatus appurtenant thereto. To provide for the method of constrjiction and connection--with-sewers or water closets. To compel owners to provide water ■ closets for buildings when within 100 feet of a sewer, and in certain.' other cases. To fix a scale of fees payable to the ' Council in respect of water -closets. To require property owners fro provide septic tanks in cases ivnere it is impossible owing to the situation of ■buildings to connect with a sewer, and to regulate the construction and maintenance of such septic tanks. To provide specifications for pipe laying In connection with drainage and • regulate the method of laying pipes. and the material to be used. To provide specifications for plumbers of the material to be nsed and for all plumbing work in connection with drains and drainage. To provide for the execution of certain ; drainage work by licensed , drain connectors only, and of certain other drainage work by authorised plumbers only, and to forbid any other person to execute such work. IN RESPECT OF SEA BATHING ASD BEACHES. To prescribe clothing to be worn by persons bathing on beaches open to public view and to forbid any person to undress in any place open to public view. To forbid males to trespass, upon any part of the beach eet apart for the exclusive use of females, and vice versa. To regulate the use of dressing sheds. To forbid persons in bathing costumes to loiter or remain on beaches or public places longer than is neceeI sary to enable tSem to pass from dressing place to water or to return. IX RESPECT OF WATERWORKS. To forbid any .person to connect disconnect or repair- any pipe, tap or other appliance with or from the waterworks, or to do any plumbing "., workJn.connection.with the-water-W . ortß _.? r aayr »PPllanc« connected therewith:, unless he is the holder of a permit from the Council. To regulate the issue of-permits ; ..-_. authorising the holder to £ran> work 4u_ connection' "with. tne_ waterworks; and--fixing a scale ~_ ...... of fees therefor. - "y. •.•• r> -. : To'require jitambers* to "give" notice "of any proposed *<irk; and to obtain a. permit-for same. - ~" ■■ " To . prescribe specifications for ■ all piumbing work In respect of waterworks, and for aB connections and apparatus. Including, fire cocks T- nt n and otber aPPU*nces. Tβ forbid an -waste' of water.- ■ -- ■■ To authorise the Council to cut off supply for non-payment of water rates or charges. Tβ forbid more than one .service pipe to or any connection between- .the- service pipes of separate premises. ~. Tα forbid the installation of any. meter until the same be tested and approved by the Council. To regulate the removal, testing and ' repair of meters. . To forbid any person to tamper or interfere with meters without the Council's consent: - " To define what shall be deemed an "ordinary" supply and what an extraordinary* , supply. To compel consumers to affix meters when notified by the-Council. To provide for an estimate being made of water consumption when meter faulty. .-.;.•>• To require that meters be sufficiently enclosed and keys left at Council office. To authorise the Conncil to determine any "extraordinary" supply at any time on notice or by public notice. To fix the terms upon which water may be supplied outside the -' Borough, and 'to provide:' for the I cost of connections outside the Borough. To fix the rates payable by. consumers in respect-of "ordinary'*-and also" of '•extraordinary" supply, the rates payable by non-consumers, and. also the rates of charges payable in respect of supply for certain " specified purposes or to certain premises. "■ • To fix the time when such, rates-or charges shall be payable. To regulate the cost of service pipes in certain cases. To require all apparatus- to be kept In good order. ~ BUILDINGS FOB PUBLIC MEETINGS, ETC. To provide for the inspection of all buildings and premises need for "public meetings and entertainments and similar purposes, and the , licensing of the same. To- require- ench buildings to have adequate means of exit. To authorise the Council to regulate the hours during which such buiMings max be open to the-po&lie. To. .prevent overcrowding and. obetructicn at the, passage, etc. To prohibit smoking in such balHßngs. To require the entrance to-be lighted. BILLIARD ROOMS. To require an billiard rooms, bagatelle rooms, bowling and skittle- alleys, etc., to be licensed; _and to prescribe the hours during which the same may remain open. To prohibit persons under the age of IS from entering such premises. VEHICLES. To require vehicles plying for hire to be licensed, and prescribing the conditions that may be imposed by such license, and requiring evich vehictee to toe first approved by the ■Borough Inspector. To forbid any num-ber of passengers In excess-of- the Mi»t»r stated iTt-t*"*--license to -be carried. To provide for the cancellation of licensee upon sufficient cause. To -require vehicles to carry, lights. To'forbld emokrng inside veMetes plying for hire. . \ * To require such vehicle* to be adequately maintained. To prescribe time-tables /dr. borough stage carriages, and to require each carriages to observe the time-tables and the routes appointed. To regulate the conduct of driver* and conductors of all vehicles plyi&g for passenger hire. To forbid any vehicle to be driven over or to stand upon any watertahle or gutter, or to stand"within. To fix a schedule of fees to be paid in respect of the licensing of different classes of vehicles, and by the ?£ffl re °*7<* lcles encaged In heavy traffic as defined by the by-lawe. To fix stands for vehicles plying for t« f w/ D k to "en'"** the vie thereof To forhid objectionable conduct bTpas pagers, and to forbid persons ST certaln I****** from travelling in such vehicles s^l? e >. a sra,e of " 'a™ B to be ToS^l^^---- ---; to^^Vht^wSF
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 68, 20 March 1915, Page 2
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