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The Commercial Gas Co. have laid new mains in Willow Row,
Birchfield Street, Thirza-street, Selsey Street, Lee Street, and part
of Thomas Street, Church Court, Wapping, Tomlin Terrace, and
have relaid their mains in Upper Well Alley, on the south side of
St. George Street, from the boundary of St. George's, westward to
Well Street, and at the west end of West Gardens.
The gas bracket over the urinal in Lowell Street has been
lengthened.
A new lamp column has been fixed in place of a wood post by
Dowson's bridge, Limehouse.
A new lamp post has been fixed in High Street. Wapping,
in place of a column in the stone at the East end of Wapping
bridge.
A new lamp bracket has been fixed opposite No. 394. Cable
street in place of a column.
A new lamp bracket has been fixed in Butcher Row, on the
West side opposite the Church entrance in lieu of a lamp post on
the East side.
The lamp post on the South side of the Commercial Road
East, near the Limehouse Curve Bridge has been fixed further East.
CLEANSING AND WATERING.
The carriageways and footways of the principal streets
throughout the district are swept and cleansed daily, and the other
streets every alternate day. In bad weather the whole of the
streets are cleansed daily, and the Commercial Road East, and
East and West India Dock Roads twice each day.
During the season which commenced on the 1st March, 1895,
and terminated on the 18th October, 1895, the streets were watered
by the contractors with water supplied by the East London Water
Works Company, the quantity of water used during the season
being 6,870,000 gallons.