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[24 of 1887. ] PUBLIC HEALTH .


Stagnant
water .
57. No premises within the city of Victoria or the villages
of Hongkong and Kowloon , shall be so excavated as shall admit
of the formation, on the surface thereof, of pools of stagnant or
other foul waters, and it shall be lawful for the board to call
upon the owner of any premises whereon such pools may exist,
to fill up the same with good clean earth to the level of the
surrounding ground, or to drain off such pools by means of
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surface -drains into any channel with which such surface - drains
may lawfully communicate.
PART IV.
Areas .
58. Every person , who shall erect a new building on land
obtained from the Crown, after the passing of this ordinance,
and on a site, excavated out of a slope or declivity, shall not
permit such new building to abut against the bill-side, but shall
leave a clear intervening space or area of at least four feet
between such new building, along its whole extent , and the toe
of the slope of the hill-side, always provided that
( 1.) Any kitchen, or out-house, appertaining to such new
building, may abut against the hill -side, if not
designed, or intended for human habitation ; and,
( 2. ) Any basement story, designed for cellarage or purposes
other than human habitation, may abut against the
hill-side, to the extent of the height of such base
ment story.
Area to be 59. In the case of land obtained from the Crown before the
left in land
purchasca passing of this ordinance, every person , who shall erect any new
previous to
ordinance. building on a site which has been excavated out of a slope or
declivity, shall leave a clear intervening space or area of at least
four feet, between such new building , along its whole extent,
and the toe of the slope of the hill-side, unless,
Exemptions. ( 1. ) The basement story of such new building is intended
for purposes other than human habitation, or,
( 2. ) Such building is situated at the intersection of two
streets, and the basement story thereof is properly
ventilated from both streets , or,
( 3.) The basement wall, abutting on the hill-side, is
carried -up to such a height above the level of the
ground outside as will admit of the construction in
such abutting wall of one or more windows opening
from the basement story directly into the external
air ; or , where this is impracticable, the basement
story shall be lighted and ventilated by means of
grated openings or areas on Crown land, the per
mission for the erection of such areas on Crown
land to be entirely at the discretion of the Governor
in Council , or