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In the Parish of Putney, the collection of house refuse
during the past year has been carried out by the Board
with their own horses and vans, and men in their employ.
The refuse has been shot into barges and removed by
the contractor. The total expenses incurred in the collecting
and disposing of the refuse during the year are as
follows, viz.:— £ s. d.
Wages 578 0 10
Cost and maintenance of horses 1265 18 6
Depreciation on dust vans (£351 10s. at 10 per cent.) 35 3 0
Repairs to vans 28 17 4
New baskets and repairs 10 19 6
Sundries 20 13 2
Paid for removing dust by barge 440 8 7
1,380 0 11
Or. Cash received for removal of trade refuse 8 9 0
£1,371 11 11
The total number of van loads collected during the year
was 3,146, or 9,438 cubic yards, at a cost of about
2s. 10d per cubic yard, showing an increase of 8d per
yard on last year.
The scavenging work is performed by men employed
by the Board, and principally by their own horses and
vans, the smaller share of the work being done by
hired horses and men. The following is the cost for the
year, viz.:— £ s. d.
Wages 1,636 8 6
Cost and maintenance of horses 220 10 1
Hire of horses and men 298 11 0
Depreciation on carts and scraper (£255 12s. 7d. at
10 per cent.) 25 11 3
Various tools, repairs to vans, &c. 26 17 9
Water 30 17 5
Brooms and mud scoops 54 10 4
Sundries 17 9 1
£2,310 15 5