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Little Denmark Street. Queens Head Yard.
Lloyds Court. Sardinia Place.
Little Wild Street. Smarts Buildings.
Lumber Court. Sardinia Street arches.
Maynard Street. Shorts Gardens.
Middle Yard. Shelton Street.
Monarch Yard. Stacey Street.
Neals Yard. Tichborne Court.
New Turnstile. Tower Street.
New Yard. | Twyfords Buildings.
Newton Street. Vine Street.
Nottingham Court. Wild Court.
Parker Street.
The carriage-ways of all main thoroughfares were
washed in the early morning during the year by means of
water distributed by watering carts. The cost of this
washing is included in the two items for street cleansing
and street watering, given hereafter.
Cost of Street Cleansing.
The total cost of street cleansing for the year, including
the Sunday work, was as follows:—
Wages of men £3,561 12 2
Brooms, scrapers, shovels, etc., and clothing for
men 551 15 6
Cartage of slop and street sweepings, removal of
manure, etc., and hire of horses for street
sweeping machines 3,529 14 0
Removal of snow, additional labour, cartage, etc. 19 10 2
Water for flushing surfaces of courts, etc. 217 13 7
£7,880 5 5
Street Watering.
The watering of the public ways was performed by
contract, the contractor supplying all carts, horses, and
drivers required, at a fixed price for the whole work for
the year. A small hand water-cart was employed to water
those courts and alleys in the District not available for