(12.) The importance, especially in old towns, of laying down improved building lines of frontage in the narrower or crooked streets. (13.) The examination of all plans of proposed new streets or buildings. (14.) The supervision of all new streets and buildings whilst their construction is in progress. (15.) Dealing with all buildings in a condition dangerous to the public. Each of the foregoing list of duties will be dealt with in separate chapters in addition to other matters which will be treated, but before closing this chapter a few words upon the subject of “meetings” may be of use. It will be observed upon reference to the list which I have given of the duties of the surveyor, that there is one which says, “To attend all meetings of the board, and committee meetings, except where his attendance has been previously dispensed with; to attend upon the chairman when so required.” The result of this order is that a very large percentage of the surveyor’s time has to be devoted to attendances at long meetings of the Board or town council, and at the numerous committee and sub-committee meetings which are appointed under it. This work is doubled where, as in some towns, the corporation and their committees sit in a dual capacity, viz. as the council proper, and the council as the urban sanitary authority; this generally involves two ordinary meetings of the whole body each month, and probably at least six committee meetings a week, leaving the surveyor but scanty time to look properly after his works. With regard to these committee meetings it is necessary that each should have some distinguishing title descriptive of the class of work over which it has jurisdiction, and in selecting names for them the following list may be of some service:--Finance Committee, General Purposes Committee, Law and Parliamentary Committee, Surveyor’s Committee, Land and Estates Committee, Rates and Taxes Committee, Streets Committee, Lighting and Cleansing Committee, Navigation of Port Committee, Public Grounds Committee, Sanitary Committee, Drainage and Sewerage Committee, Markets Committee, Properties for Sale Committee, Works Committee, Water Committee, Gas Committee, Watch Committee, Health Committee, Library Museum and Arts Committee, Baths Committee, Parks, Gardens, and Improvement Committee, Streets Improvement Committee, etc. etc.