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have been discovered to be in a most insanitary condition and this state of things cannot be improved until underground main channels are built
into which they
can lead their
sewerage by means of house drains.
At present the sewerage accumulates
on the premises until it
1. putrifies
and saturating the ground becomes an intolerable nuisance. The absence
of house drains invariably entails the emptying of slops and filth into the streets or the equally objectionable habit of keeping the sewerage
in open tubs which are
only emptied
once in 24 hours. Also it is necessary
to rectify
some
of the graver defects
in
...