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Common, flowing over the same and down the roads leading
to Rye lane, and adjacent thoroughfares, in its course
inundating property to a considerable extent and doing
much damage. On the storm abating, and the main outlet
sewer being opened setting free the Local sewers the district
sewerage re-assumed its normal condition.
It will be necessary that this breach in the 4 ft. barrel
sewer on the Common be at once repaired. I have had an
examination made of the entire length of this sewer under
the Common, and find that some incidental ordinary repairs
are also required, which with your permission I purpose to
execute as general repairs, whilst the fractured portion
above referred to is in hand.
The effects of the storm now under consideration also
caused a portion of the sewer in the Forest Hill road to
burst near to Mundania road. I may here mention that on
the recent widening of this road on the east side, the main
2 ft. barrel sewer was also extended as far as such widening,
and connected with the old sewer there, it was necessary to
abandon the parallel length of the old line of sewer, but in
such old line I introduced 12 in. pipes as a relief to the
main 2 ft. barrel, in the centre of the road, but from the
immense quantity of hill water coming down in so short a
time, this became overcharged and fractured, near to the
point of junction with the old and new portions. As I
lepoited to you at the last meeting this sewer has been
repaired and the roadway made good.
The frequent occurrence of these floods are vexatious
and annoying, and naturally produces a demand for a
delivery therefrom, and a remedy in the future.