| Description | Papers and correspondence concerning Halewood Sewerage and, in particular, a public inquiry, conducted by the Ministry of Health, into the development of works of sewerage and sewage disposal in Halewood.
Includes: copy of the Garston & Woolton Weekly News newspaper, with article, 'A Big Scheme,' on page 7 about the Ministry of Health's inquiry and the proposed scheme (May 1937); single page of Medical Officer's Statement, undated, including descriptions of flooding and sewerage effluent flowing into streams (c. 1935); list of applicants for the position of Clerk of Works, Halewood Sewerage Scheme, with handwritten note about most of the candidates (c. 1937); letter from Everseal Products Ltd, promoting their Anti-Rust Bitumen Compound for the protection of iron and steel corrosion (Aug 1937); correspondence concerning meetings to discuss the sewerage scheme (Aug 1937); list of tenders for the Halewood Sewerage and Sewage Disposal Scheme (Sep 1937); handwritten notes; correspondence with John McGeoch & Sons Ltd, contractors, Wallasey, regarding a contract for the works (Nov 1937); two letters referencing damage to Vine Cottage, Halewood, during the construction of sewers (Mar 1938). |