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91
£s.d.
Wages 335 19 8
Horse hire 0 12 9
Brooms, Tools, &c 10 9 0
Contract for cartage and disposal of slop 189 0 0
£527 1 5
In the Parish of Wandsworth, the collection and
disposal of house refuse were satisfactorily carried out
under contract by Mr. E. King for the sum of £2,560.
Most of the house refuse collected was shot into barges
alongside Bell Lane wharf, and the remainder was carted
outside the Board's District. The approximate number
of one-horse loads collected during the year was 9,110.
The requests for the removal of dust numbered 82, as
against 85 for the previous year.
The scavenging and cleansing of gullies is performed
by the Board's employes and by hired horses, the slop
carts aud vans used being the property of the Board.
During the year 5,236 van and 9,881 cart loads of slop
were collected, 817 van and 697 cart loads being carted to
private shoots, 1,190 van and 2,751 cart loads to the Burr
Road shoot, and 2,903 van and 5,932 cart loads to the
Lydden Road shoot, the remainder (326 van and 498 cart
loads) being used in filling up ditches and excavations
in various parts of the parish. The cost of scavenging
during the past year was as follows, viz.:—
£ s. d.
Wages 3457 12 8
Horse hire 1903 4 0
New carts, vans, &c. 26 14 6
Brooms 80 5 9
Repairs to vans, carts, &c. 68 0 3
Instalment and interest on loan for Slop Shoot 284 1 0
£6,079 18 2