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Street Watering-
The street watering was performed by contract, the contractor
supplying all carts, horses and drivers required, at a fixed price for
the whole work for the year.
The water for this purpose (including that used for street washing)
was 3,953,000 gallons.
£ s. d.
The amount paid for water, meter hire, repairs
of stand posts, &c., was 240 19 4
To contractors for carts, horses and men 754 16 0
Total £995 15 4
Removal of Dust.
The dust and ashes were removed from the houses in the District
by contract, at a cost of £1666 13s. 4d.
Limewhiting Courts.
The walls of buildings at the entrances to the mews, yards, courts,
alleys, &c., in the District were twice cleansed and limewhited during
the year, at a cost of about £70.
Public Urinals.
The public urinals belonging to the Board are 18 in number, and
contain 46 compartments; 10 of the urinals, containing 35 compartments,
have water laid on to them, the others have not. The whole of
them are cleansed daily by the Board's workmen.