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The street sweepings were loaded into vans and taken
away, the total quantity during the year amounting to a
total of 6,453 van-loads, equal to over 19,000 cubic yards.
The surfaces of the following public ways were flushed
with water taken from the New River Company's mains
through leather hose, the quantity of water used
amounting to 8,438,540 gallons :—
Bain bridge Street.
Bernard Mews.
Bloomsbury Court.
Bucknall Street.
Carrier Street.
Castle Street.
Clarkes Buildings.
Denmark Place.
Drury Lane'.
Dunns Passage.
Eagle Street.
Galen Place.
Gate Street.
George Yard.
Goldsmith Street.
Great Queen Street arches.
Great Turnstile.
Green Dragon Yard.
Halls Yard.
Holborn Place.
Kennedy Court.
Lascelles Court.
Lascelles Place.
Lawrence Street.
Little Denmark Street.
Little Earl Street.
Little Turnstile.
Little Wild Street.
Lloyds Court.
Lumber Court.
Maynard Street.
Middle Yard.
Monarch Yard.
Neals Yard.
New Turnstile.
New Yard.
Newton Street.
Nottingham Court.
Parker Street.
Queens Head Yard.
Sardinia Place.
Sardinia Street.
Shelton Street.
Shorts Gardens.
Smarts Buildings.
Stacey Street.
Tichborne Court.
Tower Street.
Twyford Buildings.
Vine Street.
Wild Court.
The carriage-ways of all main thoroughfares where
paved with wood and asphalte were washed in the early
morning during the year by means of water distributed by
watering vans. The cost of this washing is included in
the two items of street cleansing and street watering,
given hereafter.