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Wandsworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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The No. 3 steam roller (Putney district) was sold on February 2nd
for the sum of £176.
HIRED ROLLERS.
Other steam rollers have been hired for repairing public roads,
the cost being as follows :—
19 days at £1 2s. 1d. per day of 10 hours, with driver,
fuel, etc. £20 19 4
MOTOR WAGONS.
The two steam motor wagons (belonging to the Council) have been •worked 439 days during the year, as under:—
| Haulage | 254 | days. |
| Street watering | 165 | „ |
| Flushing sewers | 18 | „ |
| Machine broom | 2 | „ |
| Total | 439 | „ |
The cost of working was as under:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wages | 259 | 8 | 9 |
| Coke, firewood, &c. | 98 | 17 | 4 |
| Oil, waste and sundries | 24 | 17 | 8 |
| Maintenance | 100 | 11 | 6 |
| Insurance | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Depreciation, 10 per cent. | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| Total cost of 439 days' working | 7 | 3 | |
| DAILY COST. | s. | d. | |
| Wages | 11 | 10 | |
| Coke, firewood, &c. | 4 | 6 | |
| Oil, waste and sundries | 1 | ||
| Maintenance | 4 | 7 | |
| Insurance | 0 | 2 | |
| Depreciation, 10 per cent. | 5 | 5½ | |
| Water (estimated) | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | 11 |