Whereas it is expedient for the health of the inhabitants of the Settlements at Shanghai lying North of the Yang-king-pang, that the overcrowding of dwelling houses within the limits thereof should not be allowed; and whereas portions of the said Settlements are at present occupied by Chinese houses placed in such close contiguity as to endanger the health" of those inhabi them, as well as that of the occupiers of adjoining' bull and whereas it is, moreover, expedient that due provision should be made for the proper drainage of such pre and the ready removal of offal and night-soil; and whereas the spread of fires within the said limits owing to the close contiguity of such houses and the absence of due precaution has become dangerous, not only to the properties, but to the lives, of those residing within the said limits, or being owners or lessees of Land or houses therein, BE 17 ORDERED that the following By-Laws intituled "Regulations for Chinese Houses or other Chinese Buildings with limits of the Forei North of the Yang-king-pang," shall be added to and form part of the By-Laws attached to the Land Regulations for the aforesaid buildings to which the following Regulations are intended to apply is that commonly known as Chinese houses, namely, houses built with wooden framework, with ally of timber, and having brick walls mainly a8 partition: and not essentially fo ig & part of construction, the Regulations shall apply to ther whether in occupation of natives or ers, and whether owners or lessees be se oF foreig the purpose of carry ug out these lations, the Surveyor or Surveyors of the Municipal Council, or the parties authorised by the Mani Ra Council to act in his or their place, shall have full power during all reasonable hours to enter upon any land or building occupied or intended to be occupied by or as Chinese houses, for the purpose of surveying same, and of taking with Tin or them such assistants as he or they shall thi necessary; and mie being, as prov led for in Article XXVT of the Land Regulations for the Settlements of Shanghai, North of the Yang ing-pang pease shall be erected upon any lot of land within the limits of the Settlements, unless the land upon which intended to id such houses and any yard or appurtenthereof, shall have been previously raised as much above the centre of the crown of the nearest public road from which it is Proposed that accene to said houses ahall be ad, as the Surveyor of the Council shall think: fit for drainage purposes.
1.—Ten clear days before commencing the any dwelling house or houses, or the rebuilding of any houses already existing, for native occupation, a block plan of the lot of land upon which it is proposed to erect or rebuild suck house or houses shall be lodged in the office of the Survey' he time being of the Municipal Council, and such block plan shall specify the number and position of said house or houses, the dimensions and positions of alleyways or front passages, the arrangement of cook-houses or other appurtenances, ition of all fire-walls, as well as the mansions of all sewers or drains already existing, or proposed to be constructed upon said lot. In case the said block plan shall be in conformity with the several Regulations hereinbelow more particularly described, the said Surveyor shall upon due examination grant permission to proceed with the said buildings as described in said block plan, and no alteration or deviation therefrom shall be permitted unless with the consent of the aid surveyor first obtained; which alteration or deviation shall be marked upon said block plan at the time of granting said permissi Said block plan shall he filed for reference in the office of the said Sarveyor, and ball be at all times open for inspection by any one concerned.
TIL—In the case of its being desired to build any house or houses facing any public road or alleyway, or in case of any such houses already existing being taken down for the purpose of being rebuilt, it shall be perble for the Municipal Council for the time being to direct the frontage of same to be set back, or the alignment of the frontages of the same to be straightened or otherwise rectified, provided always that such compulsory power shall not he exercised in public roads having a clear passage way of 30 feet or upwards, or so as to increase thereby the width of avy such public rond or alleyway beyond thirty feet. And for the land reguired for such purposes the Council shall, necessary, make such compensation as the circumstances shall require, and as is hereafter more particularly set forth.
1V.—No house or houses shall be built facing any public road or alleyway in such a manner that less than twelve feet clear passage way shall be left between it or them, and any building or buildings facing same on the opposite side of said public road or alleyway, aod in the event of any auch, public road or alleyway at present existing of width than twelve feet, the Surveyor of the Council for the time being shall be authorised to lay out a line of frontage, having duo regard for the interests of all concerned, and such line of frontage shall Lo taken and accepted the true alignment, and any buildings subsequently erected or rebuilt shall conform to such line, and no compensation shall be made to any owner for any land #0 required, provided that the road-way as #0 defined shall not exceed the before-mentioned width of twelve feet.
YV. ~-In the case of any private alleyway or alleyways being required for access to any house or houses not facing directly on any or alleyway, such alleyway or all be of a clear width of at Toast and paved, 40 that no accumulation of rain or other water shall remain thereupon, VI.—When it is considered desirable by the owner or lessee of any lot of land to erect thereon more than ove block of native hou in depth from front to back, a clear ground. space of at least twelve feet shall be left in front of such block between it and any building whatever belonging fo an adjoining Bock; but ti ule shall e construed to extend. the internal divisions of any build such constitute one hong or occupano} within brick wally and having a separate entrance, provided that in front of such Uuilding' or, buildings a court-yard of at least twelve feet in clear width have been left; or in lo occupancy area of upwards of 3, square fee that at least one-fifth of the area shall remain as an open court-y court-yards free from buildings of whata nature, In the cage of such hange facing immediately on a public road, it shall not be compulsory to provide a court-yard in front of same, and a width of twelve fect out of the roadway in front and extending the entire froutaye of such hong may be added as ite equivalent in calculating, a8 above, the open court-yard space required. And all such open spaces whether made use of a8 postages. or court-yards shall be well and efficiently drained to the satisfaction of the Surveyor for the time being of the Municipal Council.
'VIL.—No' privy, urinal or latrine for general use shall be erected in any part of the Settlements without the sanction of the Council first obtained, and said privy, urinal of latent shall be erected in all respects in accordance with the directions of the Surveyor of the Municipal Council tion, drainage, ventilation and faci removal of soil, and shall at all times be kept in such state of repair as he may consider necessary or advisable; and the Counci at discretion order any existing urinal, or latrine to be closed or remo managing agent of same, and if necessary, in such a case may make compensation to the owner or lessee thereof, as the circumstances of the case may require.
VILL.—For the more effectual prevention of the spread of fires within the Settlement the following precautions shall be observed Every separate block of houses emall have at each extremity a wall of the di us and description specified below. Suob wall shall
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