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One hundred and twenty-six Gulley Drains
have been constructed in different parts of the
Parish, for the purpose of carrying off the surface
water, and sixty-eight repaired.
Total length of Brick Sewer constructed, 6470
feet run. Total length of Drain Pipe laid down,
24,758 feet run, or nearly 43 miles. The value of
these works I estimate at £5,000.
About H 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.
Six hundred and ninety-four Gully Drains and
Sand Pits have also been cleansed.
Jobbing Works, comprising 341 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 £1174: 2: 11.
This amount includes the sum of £695: 15: 10
received from Owners of Property for fixing Traps