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SCAVENGING ROADS.
1879.
1880.
1881.
£
s.
d.
Horse hire for
cleansing rds
| 63
2
0
£
s.
d.
Horse-hire &
labour for
cleansing
roads for the
six months
ending Sept.
29th, 1878
816
4
6
Horse-hire for
cleansing rds.
59
6
6
Wages of Drivers
& fillers
1221
3
8½
Wages of Drivers
& fillers
1085
11
3
Keep of horses
= 3931 working
days for
one horse
1321
14
3
Keep of horses
= 3758 working
days
1221
7
0
Keep ofhorses
& labour for
cleansing
roads for the
six months
ending Mar.
25th, 1879
1190
9
9½
Horse hire for
drawing materials
94
6
6
Horse hire for
drawing materials
24
7
6
Wages of drivers
158
4
0
Wages of drive
200
8
0
Keep of horses
791 working
days
271
19
3
Keep of Vestry's
horses
1002 working
days
325
13
0
Drawing materials
490
8
2
Scavenging of
roads & rent
of Riga Whf.
1321
8
0
Scavenging
roads & rent
Riga Wharf
1344
9
4
Scavenging
roads & rent
of Riga Whf.
1271
16
11
£3777
19
4½
£4451
17
8½
£4311
2
7
The cost of disposing of street refuse has been as follows:—
1879.
1880.
1881.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
G. E. Railway
for carriage
44
12
6
Use of Shoot
143
16
6
Use of Shoot
at Wick Lane
47
8
10
Use of Shoots
196
19
2
Ditto, Marsh
Gate Lane
45
10
4
G. E. Railway
for carriage of
sweeping
127
10
2
£241
11
8
£143
16
6
—
£220
9
4
LIGHTING.
The public lamps, 873 in number, have been supplied, lighted,
painted and cleaned by the Commercial Gas Company, at a cost for
the year of 3742 8s. od.
STEAM ROLLER.
During the year the engine has worked for the Vestry 176 days,
which would have cost, if hired, the sum of £440. The Vestry have
received for hire of roller from adjoining parishes the sum of £167 5s.
The total cost of working, repairs, wages, and fuel, has been
£262 15s. 6d.