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provided for by the annual estimate, has been considerably
below the computed amount.
The Sewers department has not involved any
very special works. We have constructed no
actually new sewers; the bulk of the work done has
been in cleansing and repairing gullies and drains,
including of course preliminary examinations. In
this branch of the Vestry's work, as in in the Paving
Works, no unnecessary expense has been incurred,
or anything done that was not imperative. Much
has been done in the way of cleansing sewers
which is in fact the Flusher's usual work, the cost
of which is included in their wages. Of course a
great deal of my own time has been occupied in
various investigations and examinations, to be able
to report and advise upon such works as might from
time to time be considered necessary.
I trust that the item of £.42 17s. 2d. for work in
Argyll Place will be refunded to the Vestry, as it
represents a sum necessarily expended in investigating
and preparing the defence to an action
brought by Messrs. Gordon against the Vestry for
alleged damage to wine vaults below the carriageway
in Argyll Place, Regent Street,—the facts of
which are too well known to require recapitulation.
The amounts expended in connecting private drains
have been refunded.
The subject of Urinals has received a great
amount of consideration and attention both from
the Works Committee and myself; but with