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Brought forward 21
Hopkins Street .. 1
Market Street 1
Pall Mall 1
Piccadilly ^
Russell Yard 1
St. James's Street (Little) 3
Sherwood Place 1
Tichborne Streetr's Court 1
Vigo Street 3
Vine Street 1
Wardonr Street 9
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CLEANSING SEWERS AND GULLIES.
The cost of labour for cleansing the sewers was
£119 17s. 3d., and for emptying the gullies £50 11s. 10½d.
The accumulation removed from the sewers and gullies being
-carted away by the slopping contractor, under his contract,
without extra expense.
CONNECTIONS TO SEWERS.
Thirty-two new connections from houses have been made
to the sewers by men in the employ of your Vestry.
FLUSHING.
In accordance with directions given by your Vestry last
summer, an apparatus was purchased and used for flushing
out and cleansing the various courts, &c., in the parish during
the hot weather. The small sewers were also flushed at such
intervals as was found necessary. The apparatus and water
cost £62 5s. 4d. and £55 8s. 0d. respectively.
DISINFECTING.
The gullies and market streets were regularly disinfected
during the summer months. The disinfectants
used for all purposes amounting to 772 gallons of carbolic
acid, and 4½ cwt. of carbolic powder, costing £83 18s. 1d.