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repairing with Broken Granite, and Steam-rolling was
£440. The Company haying paid this amount the Work
has been carried out, and the maintenance of the streets
for the future will therefore devolve on the Vestry.
In January two horses and carts and harness were
purchased, and a part of the stables at Digby Street put
into repair. The cost was :—
£
s.
d.
Horses
115
10
0
Carts
40
0
0
Harness, &c
18
1
7
£173
11
7
Horses and
Carts.
They commenced work on January 17th, and have given
great satisfaction.
At the end of the watering season negotiations were
entered into with the East London Water Company with
respect to the charges for water for street watering, and in
the result the Company agreed to allow a discount of five
per cent, off the charge for water supplied from middle
level posts and ten per cent, off that for water from low
level posts, the remainder being charged at the original
price of 9d. per 1000 gallons; also to allow the discount
from Lady-day, 1884. The quantity of water used was
11,376,000 gallons, and the cost, including meter rent,
£442 15s. 6d., the discounts under the above arrangements
amounting to the sum of £19 10s. 6d.
Street
Watering.