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per anunm, 38,000 gallons at 9d. per 1,000 gallons, and
201,000 gallons at 8d. per 1,000 gallons, from the Southwark
and Vauxhall Water Company, the cost of which,
including the hire of meters and standposts, amounted to
£614 8s. 2d. The quantity of water used for street watering
was about 12,578,500 gallons. In addition to this quantity
there were used: for flushing sewers and drains,
1,067,000 gallons, for repairs to public roads 182,000
gallons, for making up new roads, 37,000 gallons, for improvements
22,000 gallons, for urinals 283,000 gallons,
for washing water-carts, &c. on wharf 82,000 gallons, and
for private works 1,500 gallons. The total cost of road
watering per mile was £45 5s. 9d., of which sum £15
13s. 9d. was paid to the water companies for water and
the hire of meters, &c. The total number of standposts
is eight in the Lambeth Water Company's district and 30
in the Southwark and Yauxhall Water Company's district.