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STREET GULLIES.
On the 1st September, 1892, your Medical Officer having reported to the Paving
and Sewers Committee that in view of the prevention of the spread of Cholera the
o-ulleys in the parish should be cleansed. The committee resolved " hat the Vestry
be asked to request the Dusting and Scavenging Committee to issue instructions for
that purpose to the Superintendent, and that all complaints respecting defective
gullies be made to the Surveyor."
Owing to several complaints, all the gullies, numbering about 1,864
(irrespective of those upon private ground), were inspected by the Foreman of
Sewers, who reported that 1,061 were in good condition, but 803 were defective.
The question was fully considered by the Committee, who decided to take steps
to repair the defective gullies as soon as possible, and tenders were obtained from
several of the largest sewer contractors for carrying out the work. After
deliberation and enquiry it was resolved "That this committee recommend the
Vestry to leave the work in the hands of the Surveyor to put the work in band at
once, aud to employ the necessary labour for carrying out the work efficiently."
This resolution being adopted by the Vestry 15th November, 1892, one Foreman
with four Bricklayers and their Labourers were started upon the work; their
wages, exclusive of watchmen, amounted to £283 19s. 11d.
Up to the 20th March, 1893, 292 gullies had been reconstructed or repaired,
the cost of materials supplied for the same being £318 11s. 0d.
JOBBING SEWERS AND PRIVATE DRAIN WORK.
The jobbing sewers and private drain work continues to be executed by the
Vestry's own staff in a satisfactory manner, although a considerable increase in the
latter has taken place since the appointment of additional Sanitary Inspectors.
The undermentioned sewers have been cleansed by the Vestry's workmen, the
deposit removed and carted to the Vestry's wharves, and barged away.