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patent pavement lights excepting that portion over which the
vehicular traffic passes. Silicate cotton is well rammed into
the compound girders to minimise the noise caused by the
traffic. The drainage is carried out on the same principle as
that constructed at the lavatory at the east end of the same
street, viz.:—Each connection from w.c.'s, lavatories etc., going
direct into an insertion chamber. The fittings are as follows:—
Urinals—Rouge royal marble divisions with enamelled iron circular
backs, these are Hushed automatically from two tanks and
regulated as required. W.C.'s—The water closets are of the
syphonic pattern made in white china and flushed by 3 gallon
cisterns. Lavatories—The lavatory basins are of white china
fitted with rouge royal marble tops and brass fittings The new
convenience is ventilated by a Blackman's air fan fixed under
the base of the lamp column and is driven by water which is
afterwards utilized for flushing the urinals. The structure will
be lighted by electricity as in the other case.
The position of the convenience as seen from the roadway
is peculiar, this was caused by the London County Council's
Subway occupying the centre of the street, thereby causing the
convenience to be situated on the south side of the subway.

These tanks are connected with sewers that we are
unable to flush from the river and are invaluable in dry
weather in keeping the sewers with which they are connected
thoroughly cleansed. The quantity of water discharged from
these tanks during the year is approximately 119,000 gallons,
or 532 tons. We have also a brick flushing tank in st.
Margaret's Court, and this is used periodically. In addition
to these tanks we have our river Penstocks and Hydrants.