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LIGHTING.
The public lamps, 892 in number, have been supplied, lighted,
painted and cleancd by the Commercial Gas Company, at a cost of
£3559 17s. 4d-
No complaint has been made during the year of the quality or
pressure of the gas supplied.
SEWERS.
No important works have been executed during the year by the
Vestry, but the storm outlet works have been progressing in the district
by the Metropolitan Board's contractors, and although the work has
been much inconvenience to the tradesmen in Cleveland Street, Mile
End Road and High Street, yet this work when completed will be a
lasting benefit to them and their successors.
Twenty-five new gullies have been constructed, and 50 houses have
been connected with the sewers belonging to the Vestry during
the year.
The cost of cleansing the principal sewers and gullies of the Hamlet
was £601 8s. 0d.
Seven-hundred and thirty-nine cubic yards of soil have been removed
from the gullies, and 746 yards from the sewers of the Vestry.
STEAM ROLLER.
During the year the engine has worked 212 days for the Vestry, the
cost of which would have been if hired £477 0 0
The Vestry have received for hire of the roller 293 0 0
£770 0 0
The total cost of wages and coke was £211 9 0
Repairs throughout 113 19 3
325 8 3
Result of the year's work £444 11 9
The Vestry have therefore had the whole of the macadamised streets
of their district rolled, wherever repairs have been done, for the sum
of £33.
I have the honour to be,
Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
JOHN M. KNIGHT,
Surveyor,