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and eaves gutters overhauled and made good; back yards paved;
walls protected from damp with concrete and cement plinths;
ventilation provided under ground floors; and all painting renewed
three coats.
INTERNALLY. Some of the floors were entirely renewed
and others repaired; all windows put into thorough
working order, some renewed; ceilings and wall plasterings
made sound; all walls and ceilings stripped, stopped, cleansed
and whitewashed; and wood work repainted. Some fifteen fireplaces
were made sound with new grates; new cisterns were
provided and draw off taps from the main; drains repaired, and
new dustbins supplied.
In another case a terrace of eighteen Cottages was externally
very dilapidated, but the interiors did not justify their
being dealt with under Closing Orders.
Various notices were served, and the Owner's attention
otherwise specially called to the dilapidations. The result was
that a contract was entered into, to carry out a considerable
amount of work, which may be briefly summarised as follows:—
In addition to moderate internal repairs, all exterior
brickwork was raked and repointed; cement plinths to protect
the base of the walls from damp, inserting all necessary
air bricks; slate roofing overhauled and repaired, and
many new chimney pots; a number of stone door and window
sills were renewed, others repaired; all doors and
windows put in thorough repair, some renewed; fourteen
back addition W.C.'s pulled down, and rebuilt with new
roofs and doors, closets otherwise put into sanitary