Continued Thursday April 27th. 1797

sewer and Arch so made; but this having been found
impracticable, leave was obtained to build a new one and to
abandon the old Sewer:

It is manifest however that they are not to leave it in an
insecure or ever a doubtful stateand they cannot be ignorant
that they are just as liable for all the consequential Injury to
the houses from any future failure of the Sewer Etc when abandoned
as they would have been had the old Sewer been preserved.

Chatham Place
Tuesday Morning ½ past 11.
April 25th 1797

By desire and on behalf of the
Tenants and myself

William Waddington< no role >

It was then moved and seconded that Mr Lewis, the Hospital Surveyor,
be called in and examined on the subject which being resolved and the
Surveyor called in, he was examined by the President and informed the Court
he was of Opinion that the Sewer was filling in very improperly and his
Opinion as far as related to the proper mode of filling up the Sewer and
generally the same as that of Messrs. Wyatt and Gwilt

Surveyor examd. respectg.
Sewer.

Mr. Waddingtons informn
respecting Do.

Mr Waddington a Governor and one of the Tenants in Chatham
Place stated to the Court that in consequence of the recommendation of the
Special Committee of the 25th. instant the Tenants had immediately
applied to the Commissioners of Sewers, who, after hearing the report
of the different Surveyors and deliberating for sometime thereon, had
informed them That they were perfectly satisfied with the mode they had
adopted of filling up the Sewer-but that if the Tenants of the Hospital were
not so, they were at liberty to do it their own way; provided it was done
forthwith, and at their own expence, under the directions of the Surveyor
to the Commissioners of Sewers

And Mr Waddington further informed the Court that the Tenants