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In addition to the above-mentioned Works, one
hundred and sixty-eight subjects of Complaint have
been received and entered in a Book kept for that
purpose, referring to stoppages in Gullies and Drains,
and to other matters. Invariably the Drains were
unstopped, and the remaining cases promptly attended
to.
The cleansing of the Sewers, Gulley Drains, and
Catch-pits are still carried out by Workmen io the
employ of the Vestry, who have during the year
removed from the Brick Sewers 171 cubic yards of
heavy deposits, which impeded the flow of the Sewage.
The Catch-pits of the Street Gullies have been
emptied and cleansed, and the deposits removed therefrom
at the rate of 62 Gullies per day, or an aggregate
of 18,949 removals during the year.
The Pipe Sewers, which require periodical cleansing,
have been flushed with water as often as considered
necessary, and by such means were kept in a good
Sanitary condition.
The seven Public Urinals, capable of accommodating
29 persons at one time, erected and maintained
at the cost of the Vestry, have been thoroughly scrubbed
and flushed with water by hand, twice daily, and
supplied with an additional quantity through a water
dribbling apparatus affixed to each, which required
much attention in preventing a large cousumption or
waste of water.