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Memorandum: City Engineer's office reporting that Mr Pritchard of King St had cut open a drain going

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Unique IDA-00294424SeriesLetters Received, 1843-1899 [Municipal Council of Sydney]Date25th January 1865Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - HardcoverDescriptionMemo: City Engineer's office reporting that Mr Pritchard of King St had cut open a drain going through his premises to collect water for his engine and that the several water closets connected to the drain are continually open to collect this water containing sewage in cisterns and suggesting the matter be referred to the Health Officer. Note: Instruction to be given to parties to connect with sewer. Health officer to report: JW. Also the report of Henry Graham Health Officer that the problem begins at Mr Duffin's and the water is carried to Mr Pritchard's where pits were formed which collected the water, that Mr Pritchard recently altered the water course to use it to cool the boilers of his steam mill and that there seems to be some escape beyond that from the 2 closets, suggesting that the remedy can be only to connect the premises to the King St sewer. 23/1/1865LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYes

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Memorandum: City Engineer's office reporting that Mr Pritchard of King St had cut open a drain going