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Footway and Borough Market Cleansing.
The cleansing of the Footways as required by the new
Public Health Act, was placed under the control of my department,
and a start was made on the 1st January, 1892. The
number of men employed is seven, and a Street Foreman is also
specially appointed to look after this work. Two patent tip
vans were purchased with the other necessary plant. All
parts of the District are visited daily, and the footway sweepings
collected and carted to Messrs. Wakeley's Wharf,
Bankside. Two of the seven men are specially engaged in
the Borough High Street and Stamford Street respectively;
these men keep the wood carriageway paving clean, and
ballast the same when necessary. They also have charge of
the footways. The whole of the cleansing and watering of the
District, which was formerly superintended by the Inspectors
of Nuisances, has now been thrown upon my department.
The Board have also taken over the work of cleansing the
Borough Market and carting away all refuse matter, the
superintendence and responsibility of this work is also cast
upon my department. Special arrangements had to be made
for the execution of this work, and two extra vans, flushing
apparatus and other extra tools were purchased, and a tool
store erected within the precincts of the market. An agreement
was entered into with the Strand Board of Works, by
which all refuse collected by our vans is carted to their Depot
in Commercial Road, and is barged away by them.
We have amalgamated the footway sweeping and market
cleansing gangs, and are able in cases of emergency to employ
all our men and vans on the work requiring the most prompt
attention. I anticipate (judging from the present expenditure)
that it will be found at the end of a year that we have successfully
carried out these works at a cost not exceeding the
estimated amounts.
William
Street.
Sewerage and Drainage Works.
The following are the principal works executed in connection
with the Sewers, &c., during the year:—
The old high level sewer in this street from Charlotte
Street to York Street has been abolished and a new 15in. pipe
sewer laid in its stead. The length of the new pipe sewer is
280ft, the invert of the old sewer was cut out and the new
pipes laid to a greater fall. A 14in. head wall in cement
was built in the Charlotte Street sewer, and a new man-hole
constructed at the junction with York Street. The concrete
flushing tank in York Street was also connected to this sewer,
this tank discharges 1,125 gallons, or 5 tons of water, at a
single flush, and will effectually keep the sewer clear. All