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Abatement of nuisance from wells, eta. -- If, in the opinion of the Chief Officer -- (a) any pool, ditch, quarry, hole, excavation, tank, well, pond, drain, water course, or any collection of water; or (b) any cistern or other receptacle for water whether arithin or,outside a building; or (c) any land on which water is accumulated, is or is likely to become a breeding place of ;, mosquitoes or in any other respect a nuisance, the Chief Officer may, by notice,in writing, require the owner thereof to -- ti) fill up, cover over or drain off the same in such manner and with such -- --&":materials . as the Chief Officer shall i - . i , . . ', .:,, .prescribe; or - > < " . ~ %!, - ,7 : .. > (iil take such measure with respect to . ,.% the same including treatment by such physical, chemical or biological methods for.rernoving or . r + abating> the nuisance as may be prescribed in . + the notice. 229.;Bui;Ldings or rooms in buildings unfit for human habitation. -- (1) If, for any reaeon, it shall appear to the Council that any building or any room in a building intended for or used as a dwelling is unfit for human habitation, the Council shall give to .. the owner or occupier of such building notice in .. writing, ~tating such reasons, and signifying its ,".intention to prohibit the further use of the building pnor room, as the case may be, as a dwelling, and shall, in euch notice, call upon the owner or occupier aforesaid to state in writing any objection thereto within thirty clays after the receipt of*such notice; and if no objection ie raised by such owner or occupier within such period as aforesaid, or if any objection which is raised by such owner or occu- pier within such period appears to the Council . invalid or,insufficient, the Council may, by an order in writing,' prohibit theA fu-rther- use - of -. such . -building ..,. 9r room as a dwelling. .. , - - , s - ~ . :z, v * r : j - - r . - ,. 1 2 ) When any such prohibition as aforesaid has been made by the Council, the Chief 0ffice~ shall cause notice of such prohibition to be affixed to, ., and the words "Unfit for human habitation" to be s. painted on the door or Some conspicuous part of such ., building or room,.as the case may be; and no owner or . occupier of euch Building or room shall use or suffer -, .,the same to be used for human habitation until the ,,.Council certifies in writing that the building or $ 9 9 room, as the case may be, has been renderbd fit for 5 :kurnan*l!abitation,,;. a \ , v, -. - . I . . >&i$,* , = a *&.-?& J? 3 b*>t*33+> 2 8 ., .. . j . i :d fi<, 3 8 ' - a- i' , r . & - - * . @ ; ( i : & f r l & i . 13% tt,+:>- * , . . .* , '- , -.: *.2,. ~st: <t.ba -.&> i r :\,qr, .-,, i s 5 -. .jn:t' ~ * t : k- - : . . L ~ ~ : 31 ,:jz3 4e$ f$>:vg t.$ jh? ,..: 2 . y - * t % *. 3 9 ..: