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In the Parish of Stheatham, the collection and
disposal of the house refuse have been carried out by the
contractor, Mr. G. Neal, under a yearly contract, which
terminated on the 25th March, for the sum of £3,700.
With the exception of the hoppers and the roof ventilator
the works comprised in the original contract for
the dust destructor are practically completed. and of the
supplemental works there remain only the railings of the
inclined road to be fixed; these can only be placed on
one side at present, as the embankment has not sufficiently
settled for the permanent roadway to be made. The
amount paid on account up to the present is £3,787. The
tithes on the land have been redeemed. The fires were
lighted in October last year, the delay in completing the
works being alleged by the Contractors to be due to the
engineers' strike, which rendered it impossible to procure
the necessary ironwork. The average quantity of house
refuse disposed of is from 15 to 19 tons per cell per 24
hours. A ready sale is found for the clinkers and flue dust
at 1s. 9d. per load and 2s. per yard respectively.
The cost of scavenging has been £6,392 13s. 1d.,
made up as follows, viz.: — £ s. d.
Wages 4,278 14 7
Brooms and tools 255 13 9
Horse hire 108 4 9
Contracts for cartage and disposal of slop 1,750 0 0
£6,392 13 1
In the Parish of Tooting, the removal and disposal
of dust and house refuse have been carried out by Mr.
E. King, under a one year's contract, which terminated on
the 25th March, for the sum of £221.
The cost of scavenging has been £527 1s. 5d., made
up as follows, viz.:—