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ADMINISTRATIVE WORK.
the Estate is not progressing at the same rate as in previous years. One hundred (100) old
drains were water-tested during the year and found to be sound, the number so tested in 1905
having been 81.
The passing of plans and notices for re-constructional work is entirely under the
jurisdiction of the Public Health Department, and involves a large amount of correspondence.
In 4 cases summonses were required to secure the proper notices, plans, &c. On the whole,
better drawings are now submitted, and less difficulty is experienced in obtaining the
necessary particulars. All notices and drawings being in duplicate, one set is, by direction
of the Public Health Committee, now returned to the party depositing the same with an
endorsement stating that the work shown has been carried out under the supervision of the
Inspector.
Combined Drainage.— The following systems of combined drains, of which no records
of approval could be found, were referred to the Surveyor for amendment:—
28, Caroline Place and 5 and 6, Bark Place. 34 and 35, Northumberland Place.
7 and 8, Church Place, Paddington Green. 19 and 20, North Wharf Road.
18 to 34 (even), Clarendon Gardens. 25, 26, 27 and 28, North Wharf Road,
51, 53 and 55, Clifton Gardens. 29 and 30, North Wharf Road.
19 and 20, Durham Terrace. 31 and 33, Richmond Road.
364 to 374 (even), Ladbroke Grove, and 13 and 15, Talbot Road.
4, 5 and 6, Church Place. 33, 35, 37, 39 and 41, Westmoreland Road.
The Council contributed £15 towards the cost of the reconstruction of a combined
drain at 147, Church Street and Omnibus Yard in rear thereof.
Orders under Section 74 of the Metropolis Management Act, 1855, were made for—
49, Bathurst Mews and 11, Sussex Square. 19 and 19a, Hermitage Street.
17 and 19, Cirencester Street and Roman 124, 126 and 128, Herries Street.
Catholic Schools, Desborough Street. Leinster Yard in conjunction with 1a, 2a, 3a,
15 to 18 Dudley Street. and 5a, Chepstow Place, and 129 and
19 to 21, Dudley Street. 131, Westbourne Grove.
23 to 29, Dudley Street. 169 and 171, Praed Street.
183 and 185, Edgware Road.
The usual statement of reconstruction of the block combined drainage on the Queen's
Park Estate is appended:—
Queen's Park Estate.
Harrow Road, Nos. 652 to 658 (even)
Rain-water Drainage.
Harrow Road, Nos. 608 to 618 (even).
Third Avenue, Nos. 2 to 58 (even)
Second Avenue, Nos. 1 to 57 (odd).
Caird Street, Nos. 33 to 47 (odd).
Huxley Street, Nos. 2 to 48 (even).
Fifth Avenue, Nos. 9 to 65 (odd).
Droop Street, Nos. 58 to 66 (even).
Ilbert Street, Nos. 93 to 101 (odd).
Caird Street, Nos. 4 to 50 (even).
Third Avenue, Nos. 60 to 174 (even).
Partly
done.
Owing to the manner of construction, the water-test cannot be applied to the existing
systems on the Estate. Special chemical tests were made at 107 houses during the year after
sickness; 23 drains were shown to be defective, a larger proportion than in 1905, when
4 out of 24 drains tested gave positive results. In addition to the foregoing, tests were
applied to 11 other drains, owing to complaints of drainage smells, rats, &c., 9 proving
defective, as compared with 10 out of 21 in 1905. All new drainage work on the Estate has
been plotted on the Ward (large ordnance) map, with the date of re-construction noted
thereon.