The Vestry have lowered the crown of sewer in New-street, to a length of 320-ft., have reconstructed a length of 42-ft. 2-in., by 2-ft. 6-in. sewer in Charles’-mews; have laid down a length of 115 ft. of pipe sewer in King-street; and 140-ft. of 12-in. pipe in Sloane-place, in lieu of the old dilapidated brick drain. These Sewers have enabled owners to drain their several premises.

There have been 45 new Gulleys constructed for carrying off the surface water from the roads, and many altered, repaired, and cleaned. Air shafts have been formed for carrying off the poisonous Gases from the Sewers; and many Gulleys have been trapped.

The flushers have cleansed about 8 miles 3482-ft. of brick sewer, removing deposits therein, varying from 6 inches to 2-ft. which deposits have been carted away, and have also flushed with water from time to time pipe sewers to an extent of 7½ miles.

232 Applications have been made and granted to drain houses and premises both voluntarily and in consequence of notices issued by the vestry, and in all cases where cesspools have existed they have been filled in or broken up.

The following Sewers have been constructed by owners of property, in the various under-mentioned places, viz.:

670-ft. 2-ft. barrel sewer in the Campden-hill Road.
1400-ft. 4-ft. 6-in. by 2-ft. 6-in., 1 brick—with brick invert, in cement, in the Holland-road.
450-ft. 3-ft. by 2-ft. 6-in., ½ brick—in cement, with stoneware invert in Addison-crescent.
59-ft. 12-in. pipe in Johnson-street, Notting-hill.
400-ft. 3-ft. by 2-ft., in an intended road, Old Brompton.
35-ft. 3-ft. 9-in. by 2-ft. 6-in., High-street, Notting-hill.
3000-ft. 3-ft. by 2-ft., on the Phillimore Estate.
And 216-ft. of 12-in. pipe, in Brompton-road, opposite York-cottages, has also been completed.

These works have been done under the personal inspection of Mr. Perkins, your Clerk of the Works, appointed for that purpose.

REPAIRS OF THE STREETS & THOROUGHFARES, & PAVING WORKS GENERALLY.

I have to call the special attention of the vestry to the subject of the repairs of the Roads in this parish, which involves a very large annual outlay, and requires the greatest amount of care, both as regards the quantity and quality of the materials, and also as to the proper season for their application.

My past experience has taught me that this portion of my duty requires constant supervision and attention. I have computed the length of the roads in this parish, exclusive of the turnpike roads, at about 53 miles, and I am happy to state, allowing for the new roads adopted by the parish, the last annual outlay has been less in comparison to the previous years, this may be accounted for by the fact of the roads having become much harder, from regular scavengering, and the better form which allows the surface water to drain into the channels.