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660 feet of twelve-inch pipe sewer, has also been laid by the Vestry in Corbett's Lane,
and the several house drains have been connected therewith by the Owners.
Upon the execution of the sewers and drains in “ Southwark Park," the Metropolitan
Board of Works consented to the drainage of Clarehall Cottages and Place, Jamacia Level
being taken into such sewers, and for that purpose a twelve-inch pipe sewer (432 feet) was
laid by the Vestry at the rear of Clarehall Cottages, in the line of the old open ditch, and
connected with the sewer in the Park. The drainage of the houses, Clarehall Cottages and
Clarehall Place, is now being carried out by the Owners, by combined drains into the beforementioned
pipe sewer.
The works of the East London Railway having necessitated certain alterations of the
drainage at China-hall Place, Providence Place, Portland Place, Baltic Place, &c., the works
required have been carried out by the Contractor to the Vestry, under the direction of the
Surveyor of Sewers, and the cost thereof charged to the East London Railway Company.
A letter from the clerk to the Metropolitan Board of Works, having been received by the
Vestry, calling attention to the evil resulting from the practice of sweeping road refuse into
the sewers, through the street gullies, the Vestry directed their Surveyor of Pavements to see
that the Labourers employed did not sweep the road slush into the road gullies.
Paving Works.
The following works have been done with new and old stone, from March, 1867 to March,
1868:—
New carriage-paving laid 137 tons.
Old carriage-paving relaid 2771 yards.
Carriage-paving redressed 180 yards super.
New kerb laid 6048 feet run.
Old kerb relaid 1821 „ „
Old kerb reworked 91 „ „
Tram relaid 862 „ „
New York paving laid 15517 feet super.
Old York paving relaid 17270 „ „
Ditto ditto refaced 58 „ „
York paving squared in stoneyard 8000 „ „
Materials used in repairing roads :—
Dartmoor Stone 895 yards.
Guernsey Granite 3247 tons.
Bombay stone 32 cubic yards.
Port Phillip stone 339 „ „
Common stone (various) 264 „ „
Flints (dug) 205 „ „
Gravel and Hoggin 378 „ „
Slop carted 2484 yards.
Ground and stone carted 2055 loads.
Blue lias lime 12 sacks.
Grey stone lime 35 cubic yards.
Portland Cement 1 cask.