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7
Scavenging.
In the early part of the year the Council purchased horses for
dust collection and employed their own carmen, so that now the
collection of house refuse is done by direct labour.
Some years ago the Council purchased stables and Depot in
Glendale Avenue, which have been utilised to house the horses
purchased, thus avoiding the heavy expense of having to erect any
new buildings or stables.
The Council also purchased a motor lorry and trailer so that
the number of horses and carts employed might be reduced and
thus increased the efficiency of the collection of house refuse. These
vehicles were at work early in 1921.
A foreman was appointed to give his whole time to the supervision
of dust collection, with a view to further economy and
efficiency.
All the refuse is taken to the destructor, erected almost in the
centre of the district, in Western Road.
The Refuse Destructor is of the Heenan and Froude type, and
well able to destroy, for many years, all the refuse that will be
brought from the district, the Council having wisely provided two
sets of cells when the destructor was erected.
The heat generated by the destructor is used for supplying
electric light to the Depot and Public Baths, also heating the water
used in connection with the Baths.
Number of loads removed 8,195
Number of visits by Foreman to carts in the
distinct 6,393
Number of carts employed 10
Weight of refuse removed 8,018 tons.
Average load per cart 1956 cwts.