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white's Lane, South Lambeth 173-ft., 2-ft. by 2-ft. Brick Barrel.
598-ft. 12-in. Pipe, 708-ft. 9-in. Pipe.
This Sewer was constructed partly at the expense of the
owners, who contributed £130.
Barrington Crescent 900-ft. 12-in. Pipe, 560-ft. 9-in.
This Sewer was constructed almost entirely at the cost of
the owners, being a drainage of new property.
Total of the lengths and sizes of Sewers constructed during
the year being:—
BRICK SEWERS.
4-ft. 6-in. by 3-ft.—3,870-ft.; 3-ft. 9-in. by 2-ft. 6-in.—3,990-ft.;
3-ft. by 2-ft.—5,680-ft.; 2-ft. by 2-ft.—173-ft. Total, 13,713-ft.
PIPE SEWERS.
15-in.—160-ft. 12-in.—13,911 ft. 9-in.—3,002. Total, 17,073.
Total length of Brick and Pipe, all sizes, 30,786-ft., or 5.83
miles.
The total expenditure of the Vestry on account of the foregoing
works will be found by reference to the statement at the
end of the Report.
Repairs and General Works, during the past year, have
been confined to small incidental matters, consequent upon decay
or accidental damage; these have been rather under the average,
and do not include anything worthy of special notice.
Flushing and Cleansing.— This branch of the work is
discharged by men in the employ of the Vestry. The whole of
the Sewers in the Parish, open and covered, are periodically
travelled, and cleansed or flushed by water; and any stoppage
in Sewers and Drains in the public way are examined and
remedied without delay.
House Drainage.—A large portion of this work has
followed the construction of the new Sewers. Works upon
private property undergo a supervision to secure their proper