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COLLECTION OF SLOP.
The quantity of Slop collected was:—
Road Slop 27,511 loads.
Gulley Slop 3,612 „
Total 31,123 „
(In 1887-8 the quantity was 30,536 loads.)
BARGING AWAY SLOP AND ROAD REFUSE.
This work has been carried out under contract by
Messrs. Shelbourne & Co., of Limehouse; the quantity removed
by barge was 24,285½ cart-loads, or 302 barge-loads.
The cost of this work during the year has been at the rate of—
Per cart-load, delivered direct into barges, 1s. l1d. for the
first 3 months, and 2s. 2d. for the last 9 months.
(Mem.—A van-load is = 1½ cart loads.)
ROAD WATERING.
The supply of water, the mileage of roads watered, and
the amount paid for water was as follows:—
£
s.
d.
Southwark and Yauxhall Water Company—by meter
551
16
6
Rent of meters. Standposts property of Vestry
114
19
6
Lambeth Water Company—by meter
299
4
5
Rent of meters
66
3
0
Rent of standposts
47
5
0
Kent Water Company—by mileage: about 11 miles
330
0
0
Four Pumps (from Grand Surrey Canal)
31
11
0
Lewisham Board of Works—Sydenham hill (moiety
of expenses)
44
13
6
£1,485
12
11
Length of roads watered about 97½ miles. Average per mile about £15*
* This cost, owing to the wet season, is somewhat lower than usual,