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the re-construction of the Sewer in Little Windmill
Street, which has been entirely rebuilt in a sound,
substantial, and lasting manner. It appears,
naturally, to have been a pity that this was not done
at first, or when the Sewer was originally built, but
it must not be forgotten, that even in such matters
as constructing Sewers, there are, so to speak, epochs
of "fashion," and there was, for a short time, a prevalent
fashion for small, slightly-constructed Sewers,
of which the Little Windmill Street Sewer was one,
but will not be the only one that will be a trouble
and expense. The soil in which it was constructed
did not admit of experiments the result of which
could be doubtful.
Although the cost is large, there is some satisfaction
in the work being completed without accident
or litigation, which, considering the very fragile
nature of some of the buildings, the great depth of
the Sewer, and its contiguity to the buildings, combined
with the quantity of water to be contended
against, rendered the carrying out such a work no
easy or ordinary matter. Great credit is due to
Messrs. Thirst, the Contractors, for the workmanlike
manner in which all was done. Had there
been any defects in the work they would have
probably appeared before now
The list also shews a considerable amount expended
in repairing, or in other words, "maintaining"
the local Sewers. Some of them are very old and
dilapidated. The mere fact of age would not be of
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