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alleged stoppages therein, and whether trapped at
the outlets.
In the majority of cases where, on examination,
the drains were found stopped from some local cause
which could be removed by drain rods from sewers,
they have been so relieved. The applicants requesting
these examinations, and who paid for them, were
informed of the results of the examinations.
Many of the large brick sewers are periodically
cleansed by the removal of heavy deposits therefrom,
and some of them flushed with water in addition
thereto. The pipe and small brick sewers were
also flushed with water whenever they required it,
thereby conducing to their sanitary condition.
One hundred and forty-nine cart loads of heavy
deposits, which interfered with the free flow of the
sewage, have been removed during the year from
the sewers by the Vestry's workmen. There have
also been 26,592 removals of road detritus from
catch-pits and street gulleys, being at the rate of
about 88 removals each day. Two thousand cubic
yards of detritus have been taken from the catchpits,
so that the rainfall could flow freely away from
the roadways into the sewers.
The seven public urinals are kept in a cleanly
and efficient condition by workmen employed by the
Vestry.