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554| horses were hired for the watering, and I estimate the quantity of water used as
under:—
3G5 Loads pumped from Wells 109,500 gallons.
8536 Loads, Southwark and Vauxhall Mains 2,560.800 ,,
1G34 Loads, Kent Company's Mains 490,200 ,,
10,535 Loads. Total 3,160,500 ,,
Previous to the commencement of the season, the whole of the vans and carts were
thoroughly overhauled and painted by Mr. Scammel, of Hawkstone Road, at a cost of
£77 13s. Gd. Further expenses amounting to £16 12s. Gd. were incurred in repairing
sundry defects during the season, making the total repairs £94 6s. Od. Several of the vans
are very old and each year require considerable repairs, so that 1 think it would be more
economical to gradually replace them than to keep patching them up. We have at present nine
vans and two carts and the amount that has been expended upon repairs is more than
sufficient to buy two new vans made upon the latest and most approved principle for
efficiency and economy of working.
Urinals•
One additional urinal for the accommodation of three persons has been erected during
the year in Rotherhithe Street, upon ground belonging to the wharf and adjoining the
entrance gates, but for the use of the public, making a total of 11 with accommodation for
42 persons at one time ; in addition to this the Vestry has arranged, from the 25th March,
1898, to discontinue the arrangement of jointly with Bermondsey Vestry maintaining the
two 6stall urinals in Southwark Park Road, and in lieu thereof, for each Vestry to entirely
maintain one, the urinal opposite the "John Bull" P.H. to be maintained by Bermondsey, and
the one opposite the "Queen Charlotte" P.H. to be maintained by us. This will be a saving
to us, as was shown in my last report, of about £15 per annum.