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In the Parish of Streatham the following roads were
added to the previous list for watering, viz.:—Sainfoin
Road, Yerran Road, Criffel Avenue (1st portion), Thornton
Avenue (first portion), Foxbourne Road, Tankerville
Road (second portion), Childebert Road, Amesbury
Avenue (second portion), Emsworth Street, Ritherdon
Road, and Hitherfield Road, making the total length
watered about 35¾ miles. All the water was obtained from
the Lambeth Water Company.—15,399,500 gallons at Is.
per 1,000, high level, and 292,000 gallons at 8½d. per
1,000 low level; these prices are subject to a discount
of 10 per cent. The total quantity used was 15,691,500
gallons, the cost of which, including the hire of meters,
&c., amounted to £929 16s. 9d., being equal to £25 19s.
1d., per mile of road watered. The total cost of road
watering amounted to £65 8s. 7d. per mile.
In the Parish of Tooting, the following roads were
added to the previous list for watering, viz.:—Aldis
Street, and Carlwell Street, making the total length
watered about 5 miles. All the water was obtained by
meter from the Lambeth Water Company,—437,000
gallons at Is. per 1,000, high level, and 2,210,720 gallons
at 8½d per 1,000, low level; these prices are subject to a
discount of 10 per cent. The total quantity used was
2,647,720 gallons, the cost of which, including the hire
of meters, &c., amounted to £117 19s, 3d., being equal to
£24 0s 5d., per mile of road watered. The total cost of
road watering amounted to £56 13s 5d. per mile.
In the Parish of Wandsworth, all the water was
obtained by meter,—1.355,000 gallons at Is. per 1,000
gallons and 980,000 gallons at 8½d. per 1,000 gallons
(subject to a discount of 10 per cent.) from the Lambeth
Water Company, and 11,553,000 gallons at 8½d per
1,000 gallons, 82,000 gallons at a minimum rent of £4 11s.
per annum, 44,000 gallons at a minimum rent of £3 15s.