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FLUSHING.
The flushing of sewers and gullies has occupied 86½ days, and the cost is
set forth below:—
Name of Company.
No. of
Hours.
Charge
per Hour.
Cost.
Cost, 1888-9.
Cost, 1887-8.
S.
d.
£
S.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
Chelsea Water Co.
459
4
0
91
16
0
32
4
0
79
4
0
West Middlesex
234
6
0
66
13
10
39
3
9
139
19
0
Total
693
•
••
£158
9
10
£71
7
9
£219
3
0
WATERING ROADS.
The charges for water for watering roads, in 1889-90, were as follows :—
Company.
Approximate
area in yards.
Quantity in
Gallons.
Price.
Cost.
Approximate
cost
per 100 yds.
£
s.
d.
S.
d.
West Middlesex
Water Co.
152,000
4,779,720
8½d. per 1000 galls.
160
16
4
Rent of 14 hydrants
(Less 5 per cent, rebate).
42s.
29
8
0
2
6
£190
4
4
Chelsea Water
Co
162,000
7,904,000
9d. per 1000 galls.
£
s.
d.
296
8
0
Rent of 21 hydrants
42s.
44
2
0
4
2¼
12,683,720
£340
10
0
COMPARISON OF COST.
Approximate
area.
Cost (Water only).
Per ioo yards super.
(Water only)
No. of Horses.
One day Watering.
Cost of Horses.
Total Cost.
''
Total Cost per iooo
yards super.
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
1887-8
276,500
599
7
7
4
4
1494
739
19
0
1339
6
7
4
16
10
1888-9
295,000
554
2
0
3
9
1296
550
16
0
1104
18
0
3
14
11
1889-90
314,000
530
14
4
3
1482
629
17
0
1160
11
4
3
13
11