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efficiently sewer the whole of that Road as far as the Albany
Road, but will also by this alteration provide deep Sewerage
for the entire length of the Albany Road.
I consider, in several points of view, this alteration will be
highly beneficial to the Local Sewerage of this part of the
Parish, and I therefore ventured, when consulted thereon, to
give my unqualified approbation to the deviation referred to.
The total length of Sewers now under the supervision of the
Vestry is
Brick Sewers 16¼ Miles
Pipe „ 8 „
Open „ 7¼ „
Total 31½ Miles
And which Sewers by the constant supervision of the Officers
of the Vestry are I am enabled to report in good working
condition.
The foregoing comprizes all which you will consider it
necessary for me to place in this Report.—Before I conclude,
permit me to remind the Vestry that this is the Seventh year
of its management of the Local affairs of this Parish. In my
first Annual Report I showed how little had hitherto been
done and how very much remained to be done, I think I may
now venture (with perhaps some little misgiving of difference
of opinion from friends without the Vestry) to say, considering
the delays consequent on the want of Legislative powers
both by the Metropolitan Board of Works and yourselves,
added to the impossibility of proceeding with urgently needed
works for the want of outlets or Main Sewers, as well as
power to raise the necessary funds, (I mean as regards works
of Sewerage) and also in respect of New and Undedicated