View report page

158
CLEANSING SEWERS AND GULLIES.
The cost of labour, &c., for cleansing the sewers was
£190 0s. 6d., and for emptying 2,043 gullies, £66 6s. 9d.,
the accumulations removed from the sewers and gullies
being carted away by the slopping contractor, under his
contract, without extra expense to the Vestry.
CONNECTIONS TO SEWERS.
Thirty new connections from houses have been made
to the sewers by men in the employ of your Vestry.
EXAMINING OUTLETS TO DRAINS.
Examinations of outlets of drains have been made in
ten cases. The fee for each examination is five shillings.
FLUSHING.
The small sewers and courts were flushed at intervals
during the hot weather as found necessary. The cost of
water was £132 8s. 2d. ; labour, £25 12s. 6d.; and repairs
to hose, £13 0s. 11d.
DISINFECTING.
The gullies and market streets were regularly disinfected
during the summer months. The disinfectants used
for all purposes amounted to 915 gallons of sanitary fluid,
and 4 cwt. of carbolic powder, costing £43 2s. 9d.