Nuneaton Local Board: The fortnightly meeting of the Board was held yesterday afternoon … Pollution of the River Anker: The Clerk read a letter from Messrs. Smith, Pincent and Co., of Birmingham, written on the instructions of Capt. Townshend, of Caldecote Hall, enclosing the notice given below and adding, without prejudice, that their client was anxious to settle the matter amicably, without litigation if possible, but they served this notice in case he should find that proceedings were necessary: The notice contained the passages: “We hereby give you notice that at the expiration of one calendar month after service of this notice on you an action will be commenced against the Local Board for an injunction to restrain you from continuing to send sewage into the River Anker, so as to cause a nuisance and for damages for the injury already sustained” ……
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