View report page

21
In my Report for the year ending Lady-day, 1868, I drew attention to
the very unsatisfactory condition of many of the sewers which had been
laid down by the "Vestry a few years before, and expressed a fear that,
before many years, extensive works would have to be carried out, so as to
maintain the sewers in working order.
During the past year, it has been found necessary to open in the undermentioned
streets, and in each case the pipe sewers have been found completely
choked through improper construction.
Princes court
Sarah street
St. John street
Christopher street
Nelson street
Wolverley street
Sclater street
Sherwood place
King street
Queen street
Digby walk
Digby street
Princes street
Gosset street
Wellington place
Cross gtreet, Globe street
Nelson street, Collingwood street
In a few cases, the sewers have been opened frequency, and it now
becomes a question whether it would not be expedient to forthwith make
provision for o her sewers in some places.
Additional pipe sewers have also been laid in, as follows:—The sewer
pipes in Pollard Street have been extended to the corner of Pollard Place,
a distance of about 120 ft. The pipes in Busby Street continued (about
130 ft.) to connect with the sewer in Edward Street. Pipes have also
been laid in "Wolverley Street, Gardner's and Kenilworth Roads.
Numerous gullies have been re-constructed and trapped, and new ones
built where required.
Seventy-six private connections with the sewers have been made, and
a considerable amount of work carried out in flushing and otherwise
cleansing the various sewers of the Parish; this has all been done by men
in the employ of the Yestrv.
The undermentioned paving works have been carried out during the
year by the Yestry's Contractor: —
In Spicer Street 453 yds. super of carriageway paving has been taken
up, dressed, relaid, and grouted, and the deficiency made good with new
7 in. x 3in. granite; 1,553 ft. super of footway paving has been
squared and relaid ; 255 ft. super of new 3in. has been laid ; and 640 ft.
run of curb reeet.