[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—I entirely agree with
the notes which have from time to time appeared in the Spectator us to the absurdity of most building bye-laws. They as a rule render it impossible to build labourers' cottages in the country cheaply enough to leave even a moderate return, and also prevent people from building bungalows of light construction and temporary character for a reasonable expenditure, even in isolated spots near the sea, by enforcing rules applicable to a crowded city
or a fashionable watering-place. At the same time, I think bye-laws should be made for sanitary purposes. The rural local authority of which I am a member are about to make bye-laws. Could you refer me to any bye-laws in force framed on the " Model " Bye-laws of the Local Government Board, 1903 (Rural Districts), which contain provisions sufficiently elastic to avoid the mischief complained of, and which might be adopted as a precedent ? I believe there is a society in existence for remedying the evil, but I cannot find
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