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lessness of some of the inhabitants in emptying
slop water down surface drains which communicate
with the brooks, instead of into those connected
with the proper sewers. In such cases a
warning has usually been found sufficient to put
a stop to the practice.
Sewerage.
The fifth filter at the Sewage Farm, referred
to in my last year's Report, is completed, and
has been brought into use.
Mr. R. Collins, the Council's Surveyor, also
informs me that the following new sewers, or
extensions, were in course of construction at the
end of the year:—9-in. sewers in Main Avenue,.
Old Road, St. George's Road and The Ridgeway,
and an 18-in. sewer in Turkey Street.
The new culvert in Cecil Road, Sarnesfield
Road, Church Street and Little Park was completed,
and is now being extended to Parsonage
Lane.
A new surface water culvert, three feet
diameter, has also been laid from Harman Road,
Lincoln Road, to Cecil Avenue; and a new surface
water drain constructed at Cockfosters
Road.
Hounsden Gutter, on the Winchmore Hill
Estate, has been diverted, and 600 feet of large
concrete culvert constructed.
Private Roads and Streets.
The following private roads have been
made or laid out:—
Mafeking Road, Southbury Road, Sketty
Road (extension); Station Avenue, Lincoln