258 ANTIMOSQUITO LAWS 



(e) Thai such drain shall discharge into the main drain in rear 

 of tlie lot in all cases where such back drainage is pro- 

 vided ; in all other cases, into the nearest main drain 

 provided by the local authority for the reception of the 

 lot-drainage of the district, and every question as to which 

 is such nearest main drain shall be determined by the 

 Town Superintendent. 



3. Each such drain shall run through the lot from end to end 

 or from side to side as may be necessary, having reference to the 

 position of the main drain unless the Town Superintendent, the 

 circumstances being exceptional, shall give permission in writing to 

 construct any such drain for a shorter distance. 



4. Each such drain shall have an internal width of not less 

 than nine inches at the top and six at the bottom. 



5. Each such drain shall be constructed of stone, brick, con- 

 crete, hardwood, or other suitable material, and in such manner as 

 the Town Superintendent shall approve. 



6. The drains on or adjoining any lot shall be kept clean and 

 wholesome, and free from obstruction by the parties hereinafter 

 named : 



(a) The owner or, where there are more than one, each owner 



of the lot. 

 (6) The occupier of the lot or, where there are more occupiers 



than one, by each occupier, 

 (c) The occupier of any building on the lot. 



7. The owner or owners of two adjoining lots may, having 

 first obtained the permission in writing of the Town Superin- 

 tendent, construct one drain common to such two adjoining lots. 



8. Every such common drain shall be of not less than one and 

 a half times the width required by these bye-laws for the drain of a 

 single lot. 



9. The expense of constructing any such common drain shall 

 be divided between, and be payable in equal proportions by the 

 owners of the lots drained thereby unless the Town Authority 

 shall otherwise order in cases where the special circumstances show 

 that one owner ought justly to pay more than the other. 



10. If in the opinion of the Town Superintendent it is 

 necessary for the efficient drainage of a lot that the drainage shall 

 pass through or over an adjoining lot, the drains carrying oil' such 

 drainage shall whenever practicable be made to pass through the 

 side drains of the said adjoining lot hereinbefore provided for, 

 and, if not so practical)le, then such drainage shall be carried 

 across such adjoining lot by means of a tunnel or covered drain 

 of sufficient capacity constructed to the satisfaction of the Town 



