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new STREETS.
All streets in the list of those not yet taken to, can and should be
dealt with at the time the street is made up by the Contractors,
previous to being taken over by the Vestry. Roads with no sewers
in at present are not mentioned in this Report, as the Vestry is in the
habit of dealing with these as occasion arises.
ANSELM ROAD.
The Anselm Road sewer will be extended in the future, when
additional ventilation, &c., will be provided.
BARCLAY ROAD.
Barclay Road sewer is exceedingly well ventilated, but many
complaints are received of these ventilators. It joins the Fulham
Road close to the junction of the Dawes Road sewer belonging to the
London County Council. The Vestry receives numerous complaints
of this Dawes Road sewer, which is badly ventilated, and I think the
gases from the Dawes Road escape through the Barclay Road
ventilators. There is one ventilating shaft in the Barclay Road, and
an offer has been made to allow another to be fixed. I recommend
this offer being accepted.
BROUGHTON ROAD.
This sewer is well ventilated, and in good condition, complaints
have been received of the ventilators smelling, and I recommend
shafts being erected where this occurs.
WANDSWORTH BRIDGE ROAD.
The construction of a new sewer in the Wandsworth Bridge Road,
which is absolutely necessary, will relieve all the sewers in that
district.
The following report concerning this sewer was entered on the
Minutes on the 9th September, 1891.
"I beg to report that the sewer to the Wandsworth Bridge Road,
which is 3,880-ft. long, with a gradient of 1 in '287, is only a 15-in.
pipe. This sewer has running into it at the present time 330-ft. in
length of 15-in. pipe, and 4065-ft. in length of 12-in. pipe sewers.
"In a few years time about 9,000-ft. of additional sewers will in all
probability have to drain into it."
"In dry weather this sewer runs quite half full, and in wet weather
it is surcharged."
"On the 30th day of June last, the water backed up into the sewer
being laid in Cresford Road."
"Mr. Jones informs me that this sewer was laid with the idea of
being only sufficient to take the surface drainage of the roadway."
"Taking into consideration the enormous amount
discharging into it and the great number of new houses and new
streets that will ultimately drain into it, am of opinion that it is
necessary to construct a new brick sewer in place of the present 15-in.
pipe."