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Surbegon's Report.
To the Vestry of St. James and St. John, Clerkenwell.
Gentlemen,
I beg to submit the following Report for the year
ending Lady-day, 1879.
SEWERAGE AND SANITARY WORKS.
During the year 11 Sewers have been repaired where
necessary, 59 of them have been thoroughly cleansed from
standing deposit; 4 entire new gullies have been constructed
with the necessary sewer connections, and 343
cleansed and generally examined and repaired; 128 loads
of soil have been removed from the sewers and gullies
throughout the parish; 25 new house-drains have been
constructed and connected with the public sewers, consisting
of 1 12-inch, 25 9-inch, and 10 6-inch, and 1
house-drain trapped.
ROAD AND PAYING WORKS.
For the necessary maintenance and repair to the
different roadways in the parish, 1960¼ cube yards of
material have been used in the following quantities, viz.:—