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The completion of certain new streets has increased
the extent of the parish roadways to 43 miles,
4 furlongs, 81 yards.
The repeated opening of the roads and foot-ways
by G-as and Water Companies and others, is still a
source of much inconvenience to the public, and
requiring a vast amount of supervision by the Vestry's
Officers in restoring the streets. The number of places
opened and reinstated during the year, is 2,376.
Buildings, Sewers, and Drains.
Forty-four Notices from various persons were received
by the Vestry for the erection of 170 Buildings,
namely:—1 Greek Church, 1 Synagogue, 165 Houses,
and 3 Stables, in accordance with the 76th Section of the
Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855. Orders of
Vestry for the drainage of these Buildings have been
served upon the parties concerned, and copies of such
Orders attached to the Notices, are filed at the Vestry
Hall for future reference.
Three miles and one hundred and sixty-one yards
of stoneware drain pipes, have been laid down to 15 7
of the above mentioned Buildings, at an approximate
cost to the owners of the property of £1459 16s. Od.
Eighty-six drains have been re-constructed under
the public roads and footways from Houses and other
Buildings on the application of the Owners or Occupiers
thereof, and such works were executed by the
Vestry's Contractor at their expense.