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The street sweepings were carted away by contract, and
amounted to a total of 6,291 van loads, equal to over 18,000
cubic yards.
The carriage-ways of the main thoroughfares that are paved
with wood and asphalte were washed frequently during the
year by means of watering-carts. The cost of this washing
is included in the two items of cost for street cleansing and
street watering given hereafter.
The market streets in the District and the streets
inhabited by the poorer classes, of which the following is
a list, were cleansed on Sundays between the hours of 6 and
10 a.m., those streets in the list marked with an asterisk
being cleansed a second time between 12 noon and 2.30
p.m. After the second cleansing the streets were watered
with a solution of permanganate of potash:-
Abbey Place. *Little Earl Street.
Arthur Street. * Little White Lion Street.
Bainbridge Street. *Little Wild Street.
Castle Street. *Lloyds Court.
Colonnade. *Lumber Court.
Kenton Street. *Maeklin Street.
Little Coram Street. Neal Street.
Little Guilford Street. Newton Street.
Marchmont Street. *Parker Street.
Church Passage. *Phcenix Street.
*Drury Lane. *Queen Street.
Dyott Street. *Seven Dials.
*Goldsmith Street. *Shorts Gardens.
*Great Earl Street. *Smarts Buildings.
*Great Wild Street. Stacey Street.
*Tower Street.
The following thoroughfares were also cleansed on
Sundays between 6 and 10 a.m., viz.:-
Bloomsbury Square (south side). Great Queen Street.
Bury Street. Great Saint Andrew Street.
Charing Cross Road. Hart Street.
Endell Street. High Holborn.