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REPAIRS TO SEWERS.
Surface ventilation has been provided to the sewers in Craven
Street and St. Martina Mews, these were in both cases "dead
ends." numerous complaints being received as to the non-ventilation
of same. It is very desirable that the few similar cases
remaining within the Parish be so ventilated, pending the time when
I hope to see all sewers ventilated by upcast shafts or other
better means.
A man-hole has been constructed upon the pipe sewer in Arundel
Court, at an estimated cost of £10, this sewer can now be properly
inspected and Hushed.
Proper iron covers have been fixed to inspection areas upon the
public sewer under private property on the Adelphi Estate in
place of fixed stone covers these covers having to be removed for
periodical cleansing, considerable time is saved in opening.
Sundry small repairs to sowers have been made at a cost of
£23 5s. 3d.
NEW SEWERS.
WHITCOMB STREET, AND ST. MARTIN'S STREET.
Owing to the extremely dilapidated condition of the portion of
these sewers from Monmouth Court to St. Martin's Street, including
the portion of the sewer in the latter street running cast and west,
it became necessary to take out the old work completely.
A new 1 ft. by 2 ft. 8 in. egg-shaped brick sewer (9 in. brickwork)
lias been constructed in lieu thereof, having bell mouthed
junction with St. Martin's Street with proper ventilation, new man
hole, and gulleys; the new sewer has been constructed at a lower
level, the old sewer being too shallow for the purposes of draining
all the basements of adjoining properties.
The 12 in. waste water drain from the Orange Street Baths,
which was originally connected to the old sewer opposite Monmouth
Court, has been turned into the new manhole in St. Martins Street
The cost of this work, which has been done by contract, has
been £739 6s. 4d.