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The loaded barges are then securely covered with tarpaulins
and travel by way of the River Lee and River Thames to the
Contractor's tipping places at or near Mucking Creek (Essex) and
tipped there in accordance with rules, regulations and restrictions
governing controlled tipping. Payment is made to the Contractor
at the rate of 6/11 for each ton of refuse dealt with.
No sorting or totting at any point of collection and disposal
is permitted.
As regards the permanent arrangements to be made for refuse
disposal, the Council has invited tenders for (a) the construction
of a new refuse destruction plant, such plant to provide for mechanical
handling of the refuse as far as possible, and (b) for the disposal
of the refuse in the Borough by "controlled tipping" methods for
alternative periods of five and ten years.
Street Cleansing.
For the purposes of street cleansing the Borough is divided
into six districts cleansed by six gangs on beats, each gang being in
the charge of one ganger.
Each district is divided into beats, the area being governed by
the frequency of cleansing on the beat, and each sweeper is assigned
to a definite beat.
With the exception of Sunday night, the main roads and market
places are swept at night by three gangs each under one ganger.
The main roads also receive attention on Sunday mornings.
Residential streets are cleansed not less often than twice weekly,
and other roads more frequently.
The main roads have sweepers and sweeping-machines working
there continuously.
Two new "Karrier" street sweeping and collecting machines
have been bought during the year to replace old machines.
Forty new orderly barrows of the bin type have been purchased
to replace orderly trucks. By this means the dumping of street
refuse from orderly trucks in the streets has been eliminated to a
great extent, and it is intended to complete this replacement in
April, 1934.
Each sweeper has allocated to him one orderly barrow, a path
broom, a bass broom and a shovel.