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made up as follows, viz.:—Lambeth Water Company,
1,425.000 gallons at ]s. per ],000 high level, and 1,208,000
gallons at 8½d. per 1,000 low level (subject to a discount
of 10 per cent.); Southwark and Vauxhali Water Company,
11,700,000 gallons at 8½d. per 1,000. The total
cost of road watering per mile was £48 1s. 9d., of which
sum £17 4s. 5d. was paid to the water companies for
water and the hire of meters, &c. The total number of
standposts is nine in the Lambeth Water Company's district,
and 32 in the Southwark and Yauxhall Water Company's
district. In addition to the quantity of water used
for road watering, there were used for flushing sewers and
drains, 806,000 gallons.; repairs to public roads, 368,000
gallons; making up new roads. 52,500 gallons; paving
works, 22,000 gallons; improvements, 53,500 gallons;
urinals, 204,000 gallons; private works, 29,000 gallons;
and Parish wharves, 142,000 gallons; total, 1,677,000
gallons.
NEW BUILDINGS.