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An 18-inch main has been completed, which runs from the supply chamber
of the high level (No. 2) bacteria bed, passes round the easterly and southerly
sides of the bed towards the channel taking the effluent from that bed, from
whence it proceeds parallel in a southerly direction to a point opposite the
north-east corner of the Pegamoid Works, and thence across the two carriers
and the main effluent channel to the bacteria bed No.1. A number of
sluice-chambers have been constructed on this line of pipe for distributing
the sewage over the adjaoent land. This main is cleverly designed so that it
may be used for three purposes—(1) To convey sewage to the No. 1 bacteria
bed; (2) To convey the sewage on to the land or to further new filters; or (3)
To convey the effluent from the No. 2 bacteria bed.
The sewage farm of the Enfield Urban District extends over 109 acres,
and is entirely situate in Edmonton, lying to the north of our own farm.
There are six bacteriological filters.
House Refuse Disposal. Edmonton does not possess a destructor.
The tender of Ernest Knifton for the collection of house refuse, for the year
ending September 30th, 1917, at the price of £1,850, was accepted; that is
£250 more than last year.
In January the contractor's attention was drawn to the number of
complaints of non-removal, and again in March. They alleged great difficulty
in obtaining labour enough to ensure regular weekly removals. In December
the Chief Inspector found serious neglect on the part of the new contractor,
and, further, that loads of refuse had been shot on land other than our
sewage farm. The Sanitary Committee of January 3rd, 1917, recommended
that the penalties imposed in the contract be enforced against the contractor,
E. Knifton.
The British De-tinning Company has been formed to take up the work
of a German firm, who collected the tin, salved the solder, and recovered the
other metal.
ROADS.
No private streets have been made during the year under the 1892 Act.
During the past year the main and some district roads have been sprayed
with tar.
Bury Street, east of the Nurses' Home, is to be widened to 60 feet.
The main road widenings consequent upon the installation of electric
tramcars have made progress, but even at the end of the year some few had
not been completed.