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Villiers Street, Nos. 25, 26, 27,
28, 28a, 29 and Gatti's Music
Hall.
Warwick Street, No. 14.
Wellington Street, No. 21.
Whitcomb Street, No. 7.
Whitehall, No. 4.
Whitehall Court, No. 4.
Whitehall Place, Nos. 6 and 22.
York Buildings, Nos. 4, 13, 14,
15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20.
The above notices for laying down new drains number 337. I
need hardly point out that these works considerably enhanced the
duties of your officers; the works had to be supervised whilst in
course of progress, and when finished tested with the water test.
In connection with this inspection, magisterial proceedings had
to be taken in four instances.
At the time this undertaking was proposed, it was thought that
a few months would be sufficient in which to complete the business,
but as the work progressed its magnitude and difficulties were
discovered.
One great difficulty we experienced was in finding out who was
the responsible party to do the works ordered, then again some
were very reluctant to commence the requirements; others again,
for various reasons, requested an extension of time, which could
not be very well refused. Another serious drawback was that the
two inspectors who had been carrying out this inspection resigned
their appointments in the early part of this year, 1894, for the same
reason which the third one did shortly after he commenced his duties
in 1893. This unfortunate circumstance caused a great deal of
confusion, as you must be well aware it is no easy matter to pick
up the thread of another man's work; however, another inspector
was appointed in their place. By the time all these sanitary
improvements are comp'eted the cost will have been very great to
the parishioners, as some of the works have been on a very expensive
scale, amounting probably to some thousands of pounds.
In conclusion, I trust the parishioners will reap the reward of
their great expenditure and inconvenience in increased health and
freedom from sickness.