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Drainage.
Arica Place.
On. 3rd May, 1898, the Sanitary Committee reported with reference to the following report
of the Surveyor : —
Finding that drainage works had been executed without notice at No. 16, Arica
Place, I called upon the owner to open out the same for inspection and testing. He has
done so, and they were found very defectively laid, passing under the house immediately
beneath the floor. The shallowness was unavoidable owing to the condition of the
sewer in Arica Place, and at an interview I had yesterday with the Manager of the
Society owning the property he promised to relay the drains of the eight houses on the
south side in two groups of four each if the Vestry would deepen their pipe. Four of
the houses at present have separate connections. I have this morning received a letter
from him upon the subject.
In April, 1895, when reporting upon an application to drain a stable from Southwark
Park Road into Arica Place, I fully set out the condition of the sewer as under: —
The Vestry has, however, no sewer in Arica Place other than a 9-inch pipe taking
a gully placed halfway along the Place continuing to near the top, at which point it
is only 2 ft. 2 in. deep, and contains 6 in. of silt. I have had this pipe examined and
find it very irregular in line and level, with little or no joints. If the stable is drained
as shown, to take the sewer to the boundary of the property will require about
40 yards of 9-inch pipe, with a manhole in Prospect Street and a flushing shaft at
the top end. I estimate the cost at £35.
Resolved, upon the recommendation of the Committee, that the necessary work be carried
out at an estimated cost of £35
Chilton Street.
On 15th. May, 1898, the Vestry resolved to relay the sewer rear of 1 to 49 Chilton Street.