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LIGHTING.
The Publc Lamps, 959 in number, have been supplied, lighted,
painted, cleaned and repaired by the Commercial Gas Co. at a cost of
£3421 19 10.
The sum of £1 70 has been paid to the Commercial Gas Co. for
damage done to a 3" main by the Steam Roller.
SEWERS.
The cost of labour for cleansing sewers and gullies, and other matters
chargeable to sewers, has been £606 0 10.
Small works of construction and repairs to sewers, including
cleansing and relaying pipe sewers have been carried out at a cost of
£329 18 9 including 18 new gullies.
During the year 38 houses have been connected with the sewers
of the Hamlet.
The quantity of material removed from the sewers was 157 yards,
and from the gullies 326 yards cube.
I must again repeat that the condition of the sewers in Commercial
Road between Jamaica Street and Bedford Street is such as to
cause the greatest uneasiness to the Sanitary Committee.
An order was made by the Metropolitan Board of Works
requiring the Vestry of St. George in the East to construct a new
sewer, but up to the present time no steps have been taken for
carrying out the work.
I have the honour to be
Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
JNO. M. KNIGHT,
Surveyor.