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the Sewers in question, and found them in excellent
working order. Six Head-walls where foul gases
accumulated have been destroyed, and there is now
a strong current of air passing through the whole
of the Sewers in this locality. The flow of the
Sewage is also considerably improved by the
addition of new glazed stoneware inverts to the
bottom of the old Sewers.
About two miles of Brick Sewers, in which the
deposit varied from two to nine inches in depth,
have been thoroughly cleansed, the hard deposit
which could not be removed by flushing was raised
to the surface and carried away in carts.
Eleven hundred and eighty-four Gully Drains
and Sand Pits have also been cleansed.
Jobbing Works, comprising 323 separate and
distinct works, such as the repair of Sewers and
Gullies, fixing Traps and other works connected
therewith, have been executed by the Contractor
to the Vestry, to the value of £1475 : 10 : 10.
This amount includes the sum of £361 : 14 : 1
received from Owners of Property for fixing Traps
at outlets of existing Drains, constructing Gullies,
and laying Drain Pipes under thoroughfares taken
to by the Parish.
In addition to the foregoing details, I beg to
state that 169 complaints on subjects connected
with the Sewers Department have been received;