in existing sewers
many of
which are
too tortuous and others too level to
be of
use.
During the present year
new main sewers have been built
a
few
under Frost Street Taipingshan, portion of Lucerne Road West, Rullah Lane, Triangle Street, Jai wch Street, Hillier Street, Mercer Street, Cleverly Street, Wellington Street and a other lesser thoroughfares. The
form of sewers has been improved and due care has been had to give them the steepest gradients possible to aid the flow.
A large proportion of Storm drainage has been excluded from the drains the necessary amount being only
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admitted to wash away their contents and the remainder carried along the
surface by means of wider side Channels. Out of the $20,000 requisitioned it is contemplated to devote $18,000 to the tide valving
of all
the outlet mouths along the
of all
Praya wall and $2,000 to the dredging of the entire sea frontage along the Praya Wall, which leaves but a balance of $10,000 for sewerage
Works
proper. I can, with perfect
truth say that
of all
the works here
enumerated there is not one more
urgently needed or one that I would more earnestly recommend to Government to carry out than
this,