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An agreement also has been enteral into with the Great Eastern
Railway Company by which the Board have agreed to pay a nominal
rent of 5/- per annum for the use of the land (which belongs to the
Company) upon which the Urinal stands.
The question of providing Urinal accomodation in High Street,
Shadwell having been brought under the notice of the Board the
matter was referred to the Works and Survey Committee who
having viewed the loeality and approved the plan laid before them,
recommended the Board to direct a Urinal to be erected in High
Street, Shadwell, opposite Mercer Street. Mr. G. Jennings' tender
for the erection of one of his Patent Urinals was accepted and the
work has been carried out.
The wall of the Urinal in Wilson Street, Ratcliff, has been
raised to prevent nuisance to the occupiers of the adjoining houses.
With reference to the erection of a Urinal in the neighbourhood
of the Town Hall Limehouse, several sites were brought under
the consideration of the Committee, but, strong objection having
arisen, no steps have been taken in the matter.
The Urinals are flushed and cleansed three times a day with
water supplied by the East London Water Works Company by men
employed by the Board.
CLEANSING AND WATERING.
The principal streets including footways are cleansed daily and
the others every second day.
In bad weather the whole are cleansed each day, and the
Commercial Road, and the East and West India Dock Roads, twice
a day if necessary.
The streets during the season have been watered by the Contractors
with water supplied by the East London Water Works
Company—the quantity of water used being 5,122,000 gallons for
the season 1883.