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any serious effects either as to the drainage of the district or
of the interests of the ratepayers.
NEW SEWERS.
The execution of the Sewerage Works in the Park Road,
Old Kent Road, and its vicinity, proposed in my Report, of
Sept. 16th, 1857, as also some minor works in other localities has
been ordered by the Vestry, and only awaits the necessary funds
to be carried into execution. In reference to these Works I
beg to take this opportunity of observing that some misconception
appears to have arisen through the sanction of the
Metropolitan Board of Works in respect to their having been
accorded in the qualified terms "temporary works," thus implying
(unless the qualification is explained) that ultimately
this outlay may have to be repeated in the event of the "Main
Drainage" Works interfering with their course. I also feel
bound to say that, although in my Report above referred to, I
qualified my recommendation of these Works, (setting the
question of the absence of the usual gradient and other details
to which I therein alluded against the necessities of that particular
locality,) I would not, even under these pressing circumstances,
have permitted the Vestry to fall into the error of
sanctioning the construction of Works so soon to be interfered
with, and likely to be destroyed, had I not felt assured of
its improbability, from the fact that the course of the proposed
line of "Main Drainage" along the Old Kent Road, as suggested
by the Metropolitan Board of Works, could in no way
prejudicially affect this Work, but rather that the execution of