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Hammersmith 1906

Seventh annual report year ended 31st March 1907

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The following is a list of live and rolling stock :—

Cart Horses, Nos. 1 to 68Four Coal Carts, Nos. 113 to 116
Nag, No. 1
Slop Carts, Nos. 1 to 31Two Hand Rollers
Gully Carts, Nos. 110, in & 112One Cement Tester
Three Hoisting Crabs
Spring Carts, Nos. 119 & 120Eleven Watch Boxes
Shoot Carts, Nos. 33 to 50Two Pairs Steps
Dust Carts, Nos. 51 to 76Four Dust Shoots
Slop Waggons, Nos. 108 & 109Two Ambulances
Disinfecting Vans, Nos. 121 & 122One Asphalte Carriage
Three Asphalte Cauldrons
Two Sand SpreadersEight Road Horse-Brooms
Water Vans, Nos. 77 to 104Five Road Horse-Scrapers
Chaff Cutting MachineEight Masons' Trucks
Drilling MachineOne Builder's Truck
Water Carts, Nos. 106 & 107Bean Crusher
Flushing Van, No. 105Carriage for Mortuary
Masons' 'bus, No. 123Two Water Trucks
Two Coal Trollies, Nos. 117 & 118Two Box Barrows
Forty Dust Ladders
Two Horse Snow PloughsOne Electric Crane
Eight Footway Snow PloughsTwo Electric Motors
Thirty-four Sand BoxesOne Portable Steam Engine
Two Stable BarrowsForty Navvy Barrows
Eleven Ladders (various)Three Saw Benches and
Twenty-five Road TrestlesMachinery
One WaggonetteEight Notice Boards at
Five Trucks for Wood PavingRecreation Grounds
Eight Trucks for SweepersTwo Trucks for Cemetery
Two Steam Road RollersOne Truck for Gardener
Landing Stage at WharfTwo Trucks for Steam Roller
Two Bicycles for ForemenOne Grindstone
One Tricycle for Foreman

DUSTING.The following statement gives a close approximate cost of the Department for the year : —

£s.d.
Proportion of cost of dust horses engaged 305 days, including maintenance of harness and veterinary expenses, cost of dust baskets, tarpaulins, proportion of rates and taxes, tools, oils and colours, and of rental value of stables, wharves, weigh-bridge, &c.6,790116
Dust shoots3509
Barging away4,0891611
£10,91592