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The quantity of granite required was 700 tons less than the preceding
year, owing to the fact that the Vestry had a large quantity of
chippings and old stone from White Horse Lane; this stone was
broken by the unemployed workmen during the winter.
ROAD WATERING.
1885.
1886.
1887.
£.
s.
d.
£.
s.
d.
£.
s.
d.
Wages of drivers
230
0
8
Wages of driverb
196
17
4
Wages of drivers
254
11
0
Horse Hire
173
9
0
Horse hire
182
3
6
Horse hire
.193
18
0
Keep of Vestry 1
Horses = 1097
326
16
4
KeepofVestry's
Horses = 93i3
- '286
8
2
Keep of Vestry's
Horses = 1198
- 384
7
2
working days
working days.
1
working days
East London
Water Co. for
368
12
3
East London'
Water Co. for
376
19
0
East London
Water Co. for
387
12
3
9,736,000 gls.
of water
9,800,000 gls
of water
10,116,000 gls.
of water
£1098
18
3
£1042
8
0
£11220
8
5
REMOVAL OF DUST.
The quantity of refuse collected from houses by your carts and men
during the year was 17,391 loads, being 2,405 more than were collected
in 1885-6.
1885.
1886.
1887.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
Wages of
Dustmen
645
13
0
Wages of Dustmen
695
4
5
Wages of Dustmen
804
0
11
Keep of horses
=3396 work-
ing days
1011
14
6
Keep of horses
=3430 working
days
1050
13
7
Keep of horses,
=3631 workingdays
1164
18
11
Horse-hire for do.
49
12
0
Horse-hire for
dusting
15
15
0
Horse hire for
Dusting
21
14
0
£1706
19
6
£1761
13
0
£1990
13
10
DISPOSAL OF HOUSE REFUSE.
During the year 4,703 tons of Ashes were sifted and put on to rail,
and 2,640 were loaded into barces from the wharf
The total cost of disposing of the Refuse was as follows :—
Carriage and use of Shoot
£1067
19
11
Sifting and loading
689
17
0
Rent of Wharf
90
0
0
Rent of Arch
10
0
0
£1857
l6
11
The amount receivable for sifting material was £235 14s. 1d.