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LIGHTING.
The number of public Lamps in the District is 784, being an
increase of 2 since Lady-day, 1874.
The alterations of the positions of the old Lamps, and the
refixing of the new ones in the new street from Three Colt Street
to Risbies' Rope Walk, Limehouse, have been completed.
PUBLIC URINALS.
Two new Slate Urinals, with two compartments each, have
been erected at the following places:—One in the passage to
Wapping New Stairs, and the other at Wapping Dock Stairs.
The Urinals are flushed and cleansed with water by men
employed by the Board, and have been maintained in good order.
CLEANSING & WATERING.
The principal paved streets are cleansed daily, and the others
not less than twice a week.
During the past season the whole of the streets, &c., have
been constantly watered by the Contractors, with water from the
East London Water Works.
RENAMING STREETS & RENUMBERING
HOUSES THEREIN.
The Metropolitan Board of Works have made orders for renaming
certain streets in the District, and for renumbering the
houses therein, viz.:—
Burdett Road Houses to be renumbered, and all subsidiary
names abolished.
West India Dock Road do. do.
Commercial Road do. do.
Devonport Street do. do.
Orders have been served upon the occupiers of the houses in
the said thoroughfares in this District to alter their numbers
accordingly.