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Vestry's workmen to make examinations therefrom, in
order to ascertain the condition of the before-mentioned
drains, great saving of expense both to private persons
and the Vestry is the result, inasmuch as there is no
necessity for opening the roadways for that purpose,
but which, in the matter of pipe or brick sewers of a
small capacity, would be the case. During the year
there have been one hundred and eight examinations
made from the brick sewers, at an expense of four
shillings only to the applicants, for each examination
required by them.
In dry and hot weather, more especially the months
of July and August of this year, a large number of
small brick and pipe sewers were frequently flushed
with water, in order to remove any foul accumulations
therein.
One hundred and thirty cubic yards of heavy
deposits have been removed from brick sewers with slow
gradients, such deposits being to some extent grit,
washed through the gulley drains from the macadam
or gravel roads during heavy rainfall, and which could
not be removed by flushing with water.
The flow of water and sewage in the brick sewers
is not impeded to any extent by heavy deposits, inasmuch
as a large amount of detritus and sloppy road
material is removed from the catchpits or gulleys,