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DISPOSAL OF HOUSE REFUSE.
This ever troublesome duty has been satisfactorily performed by you
in various ways; as much material as possible being utilised for brickmaking
and the amount receivable for the year is £358 18s. 10d.
The cost of sifting and loading however was £709 19s. 10d.
The sum expended for carriage of the unmarketable material by
rail, road and river was £731 9s. 11d. addition to £70 9s. 6d. for the
use of a place of deposit in an adjoining parish.
The total cost of disposing of refuse may be stated as follows:—
Carriage £73l 9 11
Use of Shoot 70 9 6
Siiting and Loading 709 19 10
Rent of Wharf 90 0 0
Rent of Arch 10 0 0
£1611 19 3
The quantity of ashes sifted and put on rail was 3500 tons, and at
the wharf 3780 tons were loaded into barges.
DISPOSAL OF STREET REFUSE.
The following Table will shew the nominal cost at which this has
been done. No difficulty or complaint has arisen during the year.
1884.
1885.
1886.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
Rent of Shoots
158
17
0
Carpenters Co.
Shoot at
Stratford
70
0
0
Carpenters Co.
Shoot at
Stratford
69
0
0
£158
17
0
£70
0
0
£69
0
0
SCAVENGING.
There has been a considerable increase in the cost of this work over
that of last year as shewn by the Statement.