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In January, 1896, a Loan of £1700 was obtained for paving with
redressed Granite Setts portions of Borough Road, Great Suffolk
Street, and East Street. The work in Great Suffolk Street has been
completed, and the paving of East Street is in progress.
The amounts expended on repairs and maintenance of Macadamized
Roads and Footway Paving has been much less than in
previous years.
SEWERS.
The Expenditure on the cleansing and flushing of Sewers is a
heavy one, considering the total length of the Sewers, and points to
serious defects in their condition. This expense would be considerably
reduced by the construction of properly designed Sewers, which
would be self-cleansing, and also have the important advantage of
securing a better sanitary condition of the Parish.
The cost of cleaning out tho old brick Sewer in Friar Street
entails an average annual charge of over £100.
The principal works of repairs and reconstruction of Sewers
during the year have been as follows:—
Harrow Street and Disney Street, 12 inch pipe and 9 inch pipe
Sewers reconstructed, with new flushing tank.
The 12 inch pipe Sewer in Temple Street has been taken up and
relaid to proper falls. Similar work is now in progress with the 12
inch pipe Sewer in Earl Street.
PRIVATE WORKS.
A considerable amount of Private Works has been carried out by
the Vestry's staff for the various Companies and for private persons.
During the past year this work has amounted in all to £1370 5s. 7d.,
which is an increase of £409 5s. 1d. over the previous year.
The winter of 1895-6 was of an exceptionally mild character,
and free from snowfalls. The Vestry were, therefore, not confronted
with the difficult problem of providing work for the "Unemployed."
The re-arrangement of the duties of the Foreman as recommended
in my Report to the Works Committee on October 25th, 1895, viz:—
that the Foreman of the Scavenging should be relieved of the Street
Scavenging, and devote his whole time to the collection of House