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Coroner's Court.—The number of occasions on which the building
was used for holding inquests during the year was 52, and the
total amount received by the Vestry for hire £18 4s. 0d.
Sewer Works.—On the 17th April 1895 the Vestry authorised the
construction of a new 9 in. pipe sewer with the requisite manholes
in Williams Grove, Aylesbury Street, at an estimated cost of £70;
and on the 24th July also approved of the relaying of the sewer in
Walcorde Avenue at an estimated cost of a like amount. These
works were considered urgent. Other works included the extension
of sewer in Bath Terrace; the diversion of sewer at north-east
corner of St. Andrew's Church, New Kent Road, and construction
of inspection chamber in connection with the drainage of St.
Andrew's Mission Hall in Theobald Street (builders paying agreed
sum towards cost) ; diversion of sewer and construction of flushing
chamber in Portland Street; abolition of old disused sewer in
County Terrace Street, &c , &c. Fuller particulars of works carried
out in this department will be found upon reference to the Report
of the Acting Surveyor of Sewers hereto annexed.
The draughtsman engaged to prepare plans of the new sewer
works intended to be carried out under the new loan of £5,000 (see
last Annual Report, p. 52) continued at work until the Surveyor's
retirement from office in July, without however completing the
plans. Mr. Mark (engaged on the drainage map of parish) was
afterwards approached on the subject, but declined to undertake to
complete the plans without extra remuneration; and Mr. Baker
(the Acting Surveyor of Sewers) having expressed his willingness
to do the work with assistance, another draughtsman was engaged
in November for a period of six weeks at the same salary as the
first, viz. 50s. per week. The total amount of salary paid these
draughtsmen was £47 10s. 0d.
The plans having been duly completed ready to lay before the
London County Council, the Vestry adopted the following resolutions
on the 22nd January 1896:—