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Wandsworth 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Trees.
The trees in the public roads have been pruned and lopped,
new stakes and wiring have been fixed where necessary, at a cost
of £135 : 7 : 2.
The six steam rollers (belonging to the Council) have been worked 1,443 days during the year as under:—
| PUBLIC ROADS. | NEW ROADS. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,140 days. | 303 days. | ||
| The cost of working was as under :— | |||
| Wages (including watching and cleaning) | 8 | 7 | |
| Coke, firewood, etc. | 222 | 3 | 11 |
| Oil, waste, and sundries | 74 | 18 | |
| Repairs | 7 | 8 | |
| Insurance | 14 | 11 | 5 |
| Total cost of 1,443 days working | £1,581 | 9 | 11 |
| DAILY COST. | |||
| Wages | 0 | 10 | |
| Coke, firewood, etc. | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oil, waste, and sundries | 0 | 0 | |
| Repairs | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| Insurance | 0 | 0 | 2½ |
| Water (estimated) | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 3 | ||
Other steam rollers have been hired and used for 726¼ days
in repairing public and new roads.
Stables,
The following is the expenditure in Connection with the
stables in the Borough during the past year:—