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2,538 cart loads from gullies. The following is the cost
for the year, viz. :—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Wages, including sweepers and
carmen 4,230 16 10
Cartage, contractor's horses and
carmen 1,341 8 0
Council's horses (3,290 at 4s. 11d.
per day) 808 15 10
-2,150 3 10
Shoots 613 2 1
Tools and repairs to plant 212 3 5
Snow removal (wages only) 251 11 2
7,457 17 4
Cr. Received for road grit, 25 cart loads and
1,288 van loads 48 18 6
£7,408 18 10
In the Parish of Putney, the collection of house refuse
during the past year has been carried out by the Council
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
collection and disposal of the refuse during the year
were as follows, viz.: —
£ s. d,
Wages 703 18 0
Cost and maintenance of horses 391 16 6
Depreciation on vans (£351 10s. Id. at 10 per cent.) 35 3 0
Repairs to vans 19 16 5
Repairs to baskets 6 0 0
Sundries 9 10 1
Paid for removing dust by barge 628 12 4
Dustmens' jaokets 5 6 3
Cr. Cash received for removal of trade 1,800 2 7
refuse £11 12 0
Do. for sorting dust 14 7 6
25 19 6
£1,774 3 1