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19,000 cubic yards. There were also removed 1,799 vanloads
of refuse matter taken from the gully pits, and
28 van-loads from the sewers, together amounting to
nearly 5,500 cubic yards.
The carriage-ways of the main thoroughfares were
washed frequently during the year by means of water
distributed by watering carts. The cost of this washing
is included in the two items for street cleansing and street
watering given hereafter.
The main thoroughfares in the District were watered
twice on Sundays during the summer months, between the
hours of 7 a.m. and 1 p.m., and the market streets between
12 and 2.30 when the condition of the weather rendered it
desirable. In the latter watering, disinfectants were added
to the contents of the carts.
Cost of Street Cleansing.
The total cost of street cleansing for the year, including
the Sunday work, was as follows :—
£ s. d.
Wages of men 2,984 9 8
Brooms, scrapers, shovels, &c., and clothing for
men 563 13 7
Cartage of slop and street sweepings, and hire
of horses for street-sweeping machines,
removal of manure, &c. 3,545 1 8
Removal of snow, additional labour, cartage, &c. 245 13 11
Water for flushing surfaces of courts, Ac. 155 11 4
£7,494 10 2