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Ventilation
of Sewers.
A lengthy and exhaustive report was received from
the Metropolitan Board of Works, and considered by
the Works Committee. Many of the suggestions made
by the Metropolitan Board were already carried out in
the Parish, such as the construction of flushing ehafts,
the flushing of the surfaces of courts, &c., during the
Summer months. Ventilating shafts, consisting of iron
pipes fixed to the buildings and carried up to above the
level of the roofs, are strongly advocated by the Surveyors
of some Parishes, but the evidence obtained by the
Metropolitan Board of Works shews that as a consequence
of the difficulty of obtaining the consent of the owners
of houses, only about 450 such shafts have been fixed
through out the area under the control of the Metropolitan
Board of works.
Urinals.
The cost of the water supply to the public urinals,
including meter rent, was £88 5s. 6d.
RE-NAMING STREETS AND RE-NUMBERING
HOUSES.
The following Streets have been re-named, all subsidiary
names abolished, and the houses re-numbered :—
York street Now Ebor street
South street and Ann street ,, Florida street
East street ,, Lyte street
Gawber street & Grosvenor street ,, Gawber street
Gloucester street ,, Parmiter street
Pedley street and Fleet street ,, Pedley street
Pollard street and Bennet's place ,, Pollard street
Royston street & Wellington place ,, Royston street