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Penstocks so as to enable the sewers to be thoroughly and efficiently flushed have been
fixed as follows : —
Aspinden Road 1
Chilton Street 2
Manor Lane 1
The quantity of silt removed from the sewers owing to the constant flushing shews
a marked decrease, being only 49 cubic yards against 213½ cubic yards last year. The
van or cart has been engaged flushing 161¼ days, against 137 last year, the whole of
the water used being taken from the Company's mains, amounting to 600 loads for the
cart and 779 loads for the van, or 530,550 galls.
Gullies•
The gullies now number 844, being an increase of two during the year, fixed in Hadland
Street; 278¼ cubic yards of silt has been removed from them, a horse and van
being engaged flushing them on 122½ days, using 1,978 van loads, or 890,100 galls. of
water from the Company's mains.
Pour new connections have been made to the sewers for existing gullies by reason of
their defective condition or alteration of position: —
Bush Road 1
Lower Road 1
Hickling Street 2
The new gullies fixed in Hadland Street consist of cast iron ones, with removable dirt
boxes, which are emptied by the sweepers once every week.
The following defective pits of gullies have been replaced: —
Lower Road (earthenware). 1
Bush Road do. 1
Abbeyfield Road do. 1