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5. Road Material, Landing of—The landing of Material at
Strother's Wharf has worked satisfactorily, and the Contract
has been renewed for a further period of two years. I have
unloaded a few cargoes of material at the Royal Arsenal Wharf
to keep open the privilege, many years since granted by the
War Office.
6. Licenses for Hoardings and Trench Openings —I have
issued licenses for 132 Trench openings and 17 Hoardings, and
the following sums have been charged for openings.
South Metropolitan Gas Co. £412 5 2
Kent Water Works 10 9 7
General Post Office 3 12 0
The "penny in the slot" system of the Gas Company has
not been the cause of so many openings in this as last year.
7. Cartage. —The team labour has been supplied by Mr.
Lonergan under contract. A new contract is being advertised
for, as from the 1st July next; the Vestry have adopted the
principle of keeping its own horses, and plans for stables on
the Vestry's Marsh Land are in course of preparation.
8. The average number of horses and carts employed per
day in removal of street refuse, deposit from gullies, and other
general work (exclusive of cartage of road material) has been
1st quarter 23
2nd ,, 23
3rd ,, 18
4th „ 19
average for the year being 21 per day.
The cost of horse hire for the year has been £3290 10s. 1d.
inclusive of cartage of material and watering.