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STREET CLEANSING.
The Vestry have purchased during the year one sanding machine, at a
cost of £35; two road scrapers, at a cost of £28; one dust cart, £18;
and one slop cart, £19: making the total number in stock, 3 sanding
machines, 4 rotary brooms, 2 road scrapers, 11 dust carts, 20 slop carts,
10 tip carts, and 19 water vans.
The sanding machines, rotary brooms, and road scrapers are very
valuable and useful implements, and it would be an economy for the
Vestry to purchase double the present number. The road scrapers are
especially useful in clearing away snow.
SNOW
fell on the date as set forth below, when extra men were employed, as
follows:—
Week ending.
No. of Days.
No. of Men.
Rate per Day.
Cost.
1889.
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
7th December
1
27
2
4
3
3
0
15
2
0
1
10
0
4
13
0
During the time 100 loads of snow were carted to shoots, against 1572
last year. The extra wages paid in 1888-9 amounted to £73 3s. 4d., and
£333 19s. 3d. in 1887-8.
SLOPPING.
Vestry's Horses.
Hired Horses.
Total.
No. of
Loads.
Price per
Horse.
Cost of Carting.
Whole
Days.
Half
Days.
Whole
Days.
Half
Days.
1837
1273
59
1259
73
2598
15,588
10 0
£
1299
s.
0
d.
0
1888
425
27
1842
18
2289½
13,734
10 0
8 6
1102
0
0
1889
540
19
2991
26
3553½
21,321
8 6
1510
4
9
1890
246
20
2510
59
2795½
19,568
8 6
1188
1
9