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meters and standposts, amounted to £557 5s. 9d. The
quantity of water used for street watering was about
11,511,500 gallons. In addition to this quantity
there were used: for flushing sewers and drains
595,000 gallons, for construction of new sewers 61,200
gallons, for repairs to public roads 161,600 gallons, for
making up new roads 151,150 gallons, for improvements
16,500 gallons, for urinals 291,000 gallons, and for
washing water-carts, &c., on wharf 74,000 gallons. The
total cost of road watering per mile was £45 13s. 10d., of
which sum £17 2s. 3d. was paid to the water companies
for water and the hire of meters, &c. Two additional
standposts have been fixed during the year, one in
Trinity Road, opposite Dalebury Road, and one in St.
Ann's Park Road, the total number being now eight in
the Lambeth Water Company's district and 30 in the
Southwark and Yauxhall Water Company's district.
During hot weather a small quantity of cresol is mixed
with the water in the vans. The main roads are watered
early on Sunday mornings.