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Cleansing the Streets.
The cleansing of the streets has been done by men in
the employment of the Vestry. The sweepings in the InWards
have been removed under contract by Messrs. Mead
and Son; the sweepings in the Out-Wards have been carted
from the streets by the Parish carts to the Parish Whrrf,
and thence barged away by contract.
With the view of preventing disagreeable smells which
were complained of, the principal thoroughfares have, as
occasion required, been thoroughly washed, and the effect
has proved most beneficial.
Watering the Streets.
The spreading of the water in the streets of the InWards
has been done by Messrs. Mead & Son; in the OutWards
by the horses and carts belonging to the Yestry.
The water for the In-Wards is supplied by the Grand
Junction Water Company, and that in the Out-Wards by
the Chelsea Water Company.
Stock of Plant and Materials.
The valuation of the plant and materials, consisting of
1 steam roller, 1 horse roller, 27 horses, 20 slop carts, 9 new
patent slop carts, 8 water carts, 12 water vans, 7 shoot carts,
gas apparatus, meters, &c., the property of the Vestry, at
the expiration of the parochial year, was £8,306 18s. 6d.
(as per Stock Book).
On the 25th of March, 1878, the number of horses in
stock, the property of the Parish, was twenty-seven. Since