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„ II. WATER-SUPPLY 6–17 „ III. ROAD MAKING 18–21 „ IV. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 22–24 „ V. LATRINES AND URINALS 25–30 „ VI. COLLECTION AND REMOVAL OF NIGHT-SOIL 31–36 „ VII. DISPOSAL OF NIGHT-SOIL AND TRENCHING GROUNDS 37–41 „ VIII. COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE 42–49 „ IX. B...
„ II. WATER-SUPPLY 6–17 „ III. ROAD MAKING 18–21 „ IV. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 22–24 „ V. LATRINES AND URINALS 25–30 „ VI. COLLECTION AND REMOVAL OF NIGHT-SOIL 31–36 „ VII. DISPOS...
2. CHAPTER I.Owing to the fact that earth for the construction of most of the huts in a bazaar has been excavated from the immediate vicinity of the buildings, it is a matter of much conside...
3. CHAPTER II.In order to obtain a comparatively pure water-supply, under circumstances existent in most bazaars, it is essential that the spill water from wells be led away by properly const...
4. CHAPTER III.One of the most important points towards obtaining a good metalled road is to ensure a proper foundation for the metal to be consolidated on, and to see that the sides are well...
5. CHAPTER IV._Kunkar_ lime should be burnt near the site of works from clean _kunkar_ with coal or charcoal. When the burnt _kunkar_ is taken out of the kiln it must not be slaked, but after...
6. CHAPTER V.In dealing with the sanitation of a bazaar, the provision of scientifically designed latrines and urinals is a matter of the greatest importance. There are numerous patterns of...
7. CHAPTER VI.In mofussil towns in Bengal the night-soil is generally collected from public and private latrines by conservancy carts drawn by bullocks, and varying in capacity from 60 to 200...
8. CHAPTER VII.Night-soil is generally disposed of by being buried in trenches, but these are frequently too deep: purification largely depends on the action of the ærobic bacilli, that is, th...
9. CHAPTER VIII.The scavenging of a town and the disposal of the refuse has probably more effect on its sanitary state than anything else; dirty rags, dead grass and other refuse lying about, a...
10. CHAPTER IX.Since this chapter was written, some 12 years ago much research work has been carried out in 1906. This was in India first systematised by Dr. Fowler in his report on “Septic Ta...
11. CHAPTER X.All the lower branches of trees in crowded areas should be pruned; these are useless or superfluous for shade, and only impede the free circulation of air. This should be done b...
12. PART I.—BUILDING SITES.(1) If the building is to abut on a road, unless the site is of such a shape that the face of the building can be made parallel to the line of the road, or as nearly parallel to...
13. PART II.—BUILDINGS GENERALLY.3. (1) If a building is situated at the side of a road no portion of the building shall be higher than the distance from its base to the opposite side of the street.
14. PART III.—MASONRY BUILDINGS GENERALLY.9. The plinth of any new building must be at least one foot above the level of the centre of the nearest road, provided no one is required to build a plinth higher than three fe...
15. PART IV.—DWELLING-HOUSES AND OTHER DOMESTIC BUILDINGS.13. The total area covered by all the buildings (including verandahs erected or re-erected on any site used for a dwelling-house) shall not exceed three-fourths of the total are...
16. PART V.—APPLICATIONS FOR APPROVAL OF SITES FOR, AND FOR PERMISSION TO19. (1) Every notice under section 237 of the Bengal Municipal Act for the erection or re-erection of a house not being a hut must be in writing and should state the boundaries...
17. PART VI.—KUCHA HOUSES OR HUTS.23. The building of all huts can be regulated by the Commissioners under the powers vested in them by Sections 236, 243, 244 and following ones of the Bengal Municipal Act.