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The transformation that has been wrought in these cottages
was a long time in hand, and absorbed a great deal of my time,
for though the work was done under contract by a good builder,
it is quite certain that if I had not narrowly supervised every
detail of the work, no one else would, and the result would not
have been satisfactory.
YORK ROW, Nos. 1 to 15.
These dwellings were very small 2-roomed cottages, with very
small back yards, and the whole fabric of the structures had become
quite ruinous. Complaint was received from the freeholder as to
their condition about three years back. The premises were then
viewed by the Sanitary Committee, and it was ordered that some
temporary works should be done, and that the freeholder be
informed that the Committee recognised that the cottages were
worn out and badly constructed, and relied upon his co-operation
at the end of the expiring lease for their demolition.
The lease having expired, an order was made upon the
freeholder requiring him to close the houses, they having become
unfit for habitation. It will be satisfactory to state that within a
month the whole of the cottages were taken down and carted
away.
FELLOWS STREET MIDDLE CLASS SCHOOL.
The site of this school is bounded by Fellows Street on the
east, Appleby Street on the west, Dunloe Street on the south, by
the girls' and infants' water closets and private houses on the
north ; the boys' sohool abuts on Fellows Street, and the girls'
school on Appleby Street. The play ground, water closets and
urinals separate the two buildings.
An inspection of the premises showed that several lavatory
basins were directly connected with the drains, and also that
several rain pipes were also directly connected into drains, the
heads of which were thereby dangerous sewer ventilators.