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ROAD WATERING.
Nearly the whole of the work of watering the roads at
Blackhcath was executed by Mr. George Trew, of Catford, at a
contract price of 8s. fid. per horse, harness, and driver, per day.
The watering of Lewisham, Catford, &c., was chiefly carried out
by the Board's own horses and men, the rest being done by Mr.
Sabin, of Rushey Green, at a contract price of 8s. Gd. per horse,
harness, and driver per day.
In Upper Sydenham and Forest Hill, Mr. C. Pearce, of
Forest Hill, supplied horses, harness, and drivers at 8s. 3d. per
day.
Mr. Hutchings supplied the horses, harness, and men at 8s. Gd.
per.day in the Lower Sydenham Division.
In the Hamlet of Penge, Mr. Winnifrith supplied horses,
harness, and drivers at 7s. 6d. per day.
The Board in all cases supplied the vans or carts.
From the following Table can be seen the length of miles
watered in each Division:—
Locality .
Miles.
Yards.
Blackheath and Lewisham Division
23
972
Sydenham and Forest Hill Division
21
1417
Total Lewisham Parish
45
629
Hamlet of Punge
11
1105
Total Whole District
56
1734
STREET LIGHTING.
There are now in the Parish of Lewisham 696 lamps
lighted by the South Metropolitan Gas Company, and 743 lamps
lighted by the Crystal Palace District Gas Company. There are
in the Hamlet of Penge 369 lamps lighted by the Crystal Palace
District Gas Company. The charges for the ordinary street lamps,
including lighting, extinguishing, cleaning, painting, &c., are—
The South Metropolitan Gas Company, £3 9s. per lamp per
annum, and the Crystal Palace District Gas Company, £3 9s. 2d.
per lamp per annum.
The South Metropolitan Gas Company reduced the price at
Lady Day 1886, 3s. 6d. per lamp per annum, and the Crystal