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The supply of water, the mileage of roads watered,
and the amount paid for water was as follows:—
£
s.
d.
Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company—by meter
764
7
11
Rent of 51 meters. Standposts property of Vestry
103
19
0
Lambeth Water Company—by meter
423
19
6
Rent of 30 meters
62
9
6
Rent of 30 standposts
44
12
6
Kent Water Company—by mileage: about 11 miles
330
0
0
Fifteen Pumps from Wells
Nil.
Four Pumps (from Grand Surrey Canal)
31
11
0
Lewisham Board of Works—Sydenham hill (moiety
of expenses)
44
18
8
£1,805
18
1
Length of roads watered about 95 miles.
Southwark
& Vauxhall
Co.'s supply
Kent
Co.'s
supply
Lambeth
Water Co.'s
supply.
Hydrants and Waterposts, the property
of Vestry
No.
No.
No.
51
11
-
Do. the property of the Lambeth
Water Company, for which a rental
of 30/- each per annum is paid
-
-
30
Meters—the property of the Companies,
for which a rent of £2 2s. each per
annum is paid
51
-
30
The charges for water are part by mileage and part by
meter.
The Southwark and Vauxhall Water Co. supply
water at 8½d. per 1,000 gallons.
The Lambeth Water Co. at 8½ per 1,000 gallons
in the low-level district; 1s. per 1,000 gallons in the mid-