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January last, sweepers were immediately put on to clear the
principal Footpaths, and also to clear the main Roads to
open up the General Traffic. The Snow was heaped on either
side of the Roadways, near the kerb, the Channels being kept
open for access to the Gullies, in preparation for a thaw.
In the narrow portions of these Roads, Carts were
employed to remove the Snow as far as practicable ; also
from the ends of the Main Collateral Thoroughfares, to
keep the General Traffic open.
From the 19th to the 27th inclusive, the Vestry's
material, slop and dust Carts were put in requisition
(numbering about 73 Carts); these with the Vestry's
ordinary staff of Sweepers, supplemented by about 200
extra hands the first few days, making in all about 300
men daily, had the effect of providing for the General
Traffic, and the course thus adopted gave general satisfaction.
The quantity of Snow carted away from the Streets
was nearly 15,000 yards. A considerable portion of the
above was deposited in the Vestry Slop Shoot, the remainder
for convenience (and economy) was carted to the
nearest open spaces at Peckham, Peckham Rye, &c.; also
heaps were temporarily deposited in several of the wide
Thoroughfares.
I am unable to give the surface thus cleared,
because, the quantity being so enormous, it was only