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ROADS IN HAND.
The following 10 roads are at present in progress, making for the year 32
roads for which contracts have been entered into:—
ROADS UNDER CONTRACT.
Date of commencement,
1891.
Contract
Price.
Amount of
Apportionment.
Contractor.
1891.
£
£
s.
d.
1.
Biscay Road, Sec. I.
January 27th.
359
364
13
0
Tomes and Wimpey.
2.
St. Andrew's Road
February 19th
293
453
8
3
Bell.
3.
Grove Avenue
March 3rd
510
625
4
8
Tomes and Wimpey.
4.
Shorrold's Road
February 12 th
586
595
4
4
Tomes and Wimpey.
5.
Barton Street
February 10 th
690
741
17
3
Tomes and Wimpey.
6.
Mimosa Street
February 12 th
386
421
13
4
Tomes and Wimpey.
7.
Crookham Road
February 12 th
412
514
9
6
Tomes and Wimpey.
8.
Lettice Street, Sec. I.
February 9th .
276
299
4
7
Tomes and Wimpey.
9.
Victoria Crescent
February 11th
197
188
17
1
Bell.
10.
Bulow Road
February lGth
1,097
1,116
10
6
Bell.
Totals
4,806
5,321
2
6
GULLIES.
I reported as follows to the New Streets Committee on the question of the
construction of Gullies:—
New Streets Surveyor's Department,
Vestry Hall,
Walham Green, S.W.
3rd July, 1890.
To the Chairman and Members of the New Streets Committee.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,
"I beg to recommend that this Committee should take into consideration
"the question of the construction of gullies used in new streets. The
"present specification provides for their construction with 9-in. brickwork.
"I consider that gullies constructed of brickwork are a source of danger to
"the public, as it is impossible to build them so as to keep watertight for
"any length of time (when constructed in accordance with this specifica"tion).
By the water leaking away the gulley will become unsealed, and
"will then be simply acting as a ventilator to the main sewer.
"It is also difficult to fix a swan's neck in a brick gulley properly.
"Should they drop while being built in, and not sufficient 'lip' given, the
"gulley will not be water-sealed, but act as a ventilator to the sewer.
"I have brought up a design for a gulley that I should recommend in
"future to be adopted. It is stoneware, bedded in 6 in. of concrete.
"There is no likelihood of this gulley ever leaking, as there are no joints
"in it, being made in one piece; the swan's neck is also made attached to
"the gulley, and when once fixed there can be no fear of it ever becoming
"untrapped.