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Matters of emergency, where delay would be
dangerous, are of course promptly attended to by
myself; such matters usually consisting of leakage
into vaults where valuable materials are stored,
through defects in the Pavement.
It will be seen that but few large works have
been executed in the Sewers Department, cleansing
gullies, &c., forming the main portion. In my
Report presented to the Vestry last year, sufficient
allusion was made to some of the reasons that
cause stoppages in the Sewers as require the
execution of works such as have been carried
out in Great Windmill Street and Piccadilly,
where the accumulations, were so great as to require
removal. In Great Windmill street the sewer was
all but filled up for a great part of its length with
gravel, the immediate cause of this was removed,
but constant vigilance is still demanded to see
that no new trouble arises.
The usual list of stoppages in the Regent
Street Local Sewers appears, but the matter
has been so recently and thoroughly discussed that
it would answer no purpose to say more about it
here- though in connection with the question it is
right to notice a rather peculiar work that was
executed and most successfully carried out, by
Mr. Thirst, the Sewers Contractor for the Yestry,
the original suggestion being from a member of