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but the subject of the defective state of the local
sewerage generally, and of Regent Street in
particular, has frequently been brought under the
notice of the Vestry, and is still engaging their
serious attention.
Much has been done in the way of letting
off choked gullies and drains, and clearing off
accumulations from various sewers; a great deal of
this description of work has been accomplished in
the course of the year, but as it is considered part
of the routine work of the Vestry, the cases are
not specially recorded.
It will be seen that but little has been done with
regard to Public Urinals or conveniences of that
description; this has not been from any want of
desire to add to the number and efficiency of those
already in use, but from a feeling almost of
hopelessness in the matter, two obstacles never
failing to present themselves, one of expense and
the other of suitable site, and however the
former might be overcome, the latter appears
insurmountable. During the nine years I have
had the honor of serving as your Surveyor, I
have almost exhausted my invention on the subject,
and can bear witness to the labors of the Vestry
and Works Committee to contrive some feasible
plan for these necessary conveniences, but none
has yet been propounded. The importance of the
subject, however, on sanitary grounds, demands
that it should still be kept in agitation, so that