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use of a tip at Parndon in Essex, and there is every prospect that
suitable arrangements can be made for the reception of these
materials from the Refuse Disposal Works.
The fleet of refuse collection freighters was maintained in good
condition throughout the year and one new vehicle was added; the
vehicles in use were two Fordsons with Eagle bodies, two Shelvoke
and Drury freighters and three Karriers.
The Lewin Road Sweeper Collection machine was put into
operation in June of the year under review and in consequence the
staff of street orderlies was reduced from sixteen to eight. In the light
of practical experience with the sweeping machine this reduction
in the number of street orderlies was perhaps somewhat drastic,
for, although the machine proved to be an efficient unit, the number
of miles swept per day did not come up to expectations. Many
factors have to be taken into account in the operation of this particular
machine and it is anticipated that longer experience in its
use will lead to a greater daily output.
During the year under review the maintenance and cleansing
of trunk roads was transferred from the Ministry of Transport to
the Essex County Council and, therefore, this authority ceased to
cleanse and maintain that portion of A.406 which lies within the
Borough boundary.
The collection of kitchen waste from communal bins was continued
and, as in previous years, the material was transported to
the approved concentration plant at Stapleford Abbots. Petitions
were received from residents in the vicinity of the forest asking
for the communal bins to be removed owing to disturbance by
cattle and representation was made to the Board of Trade. In view
of the degree of nuisance caused the Board of Trade agreed that all
communal kitchen waste bins in the vicinity of the forest should
be removed and a total of 67 bins was subsequently taken from
the highways affected. This number was approximately one-third
of the total communal bins in the town and it is to be expected,
therefore, that the weight of kitchen waste collected from this
source will show a decline in future years.
Road gullies were cleansed by contract as in previous years,
those gullies in main roads being cleansed four times per year and
those in district roads twice per year.
The Public Sanitary Conveniences were maintained in good
condition throughout the year. During Bank Holidays the facilities
at the Bury Road Convenience were taxed to the utmost, but the
working of additional hours by the attendants coped with the
situation.
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