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SECTION III.
SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE.
The district is sewered on the separate system. The surface water is conveyed
into the Pymmes and Salmon's Brooks. The sewage proper, together
with that of the neighbouring district of Southgate, passes to the Council's
Sewage Farm of 233 acres. Mr. Frank Rackham is the farm bailiff.
Urinals.—In April the Council invited the co-operation of the police and
Licensed Victuallers' Association in keeping clean and free from nuisances the
urinals attached to public houses. There is certainly room for improvement in
this direction—the publicans should keep these places open for 20 minutes after
closing time. Everyone should be compelled to provide sanitary conveniences
for their customers of both sexes.
THE SEWAGE FARM.
The conditions under which the Council would take the effluent from the
gas works on to our sewage farm were stated in a letter from Mr. Eedes Eachus,
the late Engineer of the Council, to the Engineer of the gas works in 1903. In
January, as trouble had again arisen owing to the bad effluent, the Gas Company
were served with notice by the Council under Section 68 of the Edmonton
Urban District Council Act 1898, and the Public Health Act Amendment Act
1890, Section 17. In February, the County Council reported that a sample of
the effluent was bad, although the Council's chemist stated it was fairly good.
In March, our Engineer reported that the effluent was still far from satisfactory,
although the Gas Company stated that they were laying down plant to improve
the effluent. In April, it was reported that the effluent from the Gas works
was improving. In May, it was declared to be much improved in quality.
The engine and boiler houses and the wheelwright's shop have been fitted
with electric light.
A new garage and charging station has been built at the sewage farm for
the electric dust vans. The building is of concrete cavity-blocks, with steel
roof trusses, covered with boarding and ruberoid, while the front is fitted with
revolving shutters. The charging station, forming part of the garage building,
is equipped with converter, charging board, etc., for recharging the batteries of
the vehicles,