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The sum of £1,009 5s. 8d. shows that upon the initial two years'
working of the installation, there has been effected a saving to the
Borough of £1,005 18s. 0d., without taking into consideration any saving
which may have been brought about through supplying the Works
Department with 13,656 gallons of disinfecting fluid for watering roads,
flushing gullies, sewer manholes, and market places.*
Each cart for conveying away sludge from the street gullies is
furnished with a four gallon jar of fluid, and instead of dusting around the
gullies carbolic powder, there is sprinkled Electrolytic fluid by means of a
small ordinary watering can.
£ s. d.
Initial outlay of building Dep6t, plant and appliances 583 9 3
Repairs to Depdt, etc., during the years 1906-7 23 9 1
Total £606 18 3
So that the initial expenditure has not only been saved but also a sum
of £398 19s. 9d.
The rent of Manufacturing Depot, £30 per annum, is no loss to the
Borough as the amount is paid into the Electricity Department's Account.
Prom the above statement it is apparent that in the future there will
be a still greater saving in cost of disinfectants to the Borough, as, now
that the system is in working order, the expenditure for wages, bottles,
corks and cartage will be less.
Millwall Dock Entrance), 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Saturdays excepted); Old Ford Road, 8 a.m.
and 12 noon; 20, Ford Road, Clark's Stone Yard, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Saturdays
excepted); Violet Road, Bromley (adjoining Electricity Station), 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and
2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Saturdays, 9 a.m. and 12 noon). The shed in Clark's Stone-yard is
rented to the Council for 4s. per week. The arrangements will not involve any increase
of staff, and will save travelling expenses between depdts.)
ELECTROLYTIC DISINFECTING FLUID.—Wages per annum (including
holiday pay), four men, one at 35s., one 32s., and two at 30s.
£ s. d.
Manufacturing 92 12 0
Packing, issuing to the Public, and delivering to the Depots
and Guardians' Institutions and Sick Asylums 243 16 0
Travelling Expenses between Depots, as one man has
charge of two Depots 4 6 8
Total £340 14 8
* The amount of £56 18s. 0d. for fluid (13,656 gallons) supplied to the Works
Department, although not actually paid out, obviously must mean a saving to the
Borough.