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3. The inlet and overHow pipes into such vats, tanks or other 

 vessels shall be placed in such ])o,sitions or screened in such a 

 manner as to prevent the entrance into or exit from the same of 

 mosquitos. 



4. All buckets or other vessels containing water for fire- 

 extinguishing or other purposes shall be emptied and cleansed at 

 least once a week. 



5. The work of screening the vats, tanks, and all such other 

 vessels shall be done bv the owners of the properties on which 

 they are situated, and all vats, tanks, or other vessels shall be 

 screened within three months from the date of the coming into 

 force of these bye-laws. 



6. Anv person contravening any of these bye-laws shall be 

 guilty of an offence, and on summary conviction, be liable to a 

 penalty not exceeding ten dollars. 



Made hy the Mayor and Tou-n Council of Georgctou-n under 

 Section 17'.) of the Local Gorerninent Ordinance, 1907, 

 a7id confirmed Inj the Governor and Court of Policy on 

 the second day of September, 1907. 



These do not appear, owing to considerable prejudice, to have 

 been enforced. I had, however, the opportunity of discussing 

 them with the Mayor and Town Council, with the result as 

 follows : 



PUBLIC NOTICE 



Vat Screexixg 



The Mavor and Town Council having directed that the Vat 

 Screening Regulations of 1907 are in future to be rigidly enforced, 

 and the Sanitary Inspectors of the se\eral ^Vards haxing been 

 instructed to notify ])r()perty owners and householders accordingly, 

 public notice is hereby given that all persons failing bv the 15th 

 Julv next to comply with such liegulations in respect to the 

 etlicient screening of tanks, vats, barrels, and other vessels used 

 for the storage of water, will be proceeded against as the law 

 directs. 



Advice as to the best methods of screening to be adopted will 

 be given when recjuired on apj^lication at mv office. 

 IJy order of the Mayor and To\s n Council. 



Luke M. Hii.i., 



Tozc'ii Superintendeiit. 

 Town Hall, CJk(iK(;kt()w.v, 

 June 8, 1909. 



