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The following arc the conditions I would insist upon: —
a. The use of covered carts and barges in all future contracts
for the conveyance of all offensive matters in question ;
b. improved machinery and apparatus to be used for the
speedy separation of the refuse matters, and such work to be
conducted under cover; c. all " siftings " — " hard core"—
" soft core "—"breeze," with rags, paper, metal, bones, glass,
&c. should be conveyed to suitable depots or stores within
twelve hours after their arrival on the Wharves, d. It ought
to be stipulated in every contract that a piece of ground for
a depot be provided either by the Parish Authorities, or by the
Contractor, and that within twelve hours all offensive collected
matter shall be there placed, e. A proper and convenient
platform should be used (on plans drawn out by Mr. Vigers,
which accompany the report,) for the loading of boats from
the carts as they arrive at the edge of the Canal, f In all
future Parish Contracts it might be provided that collections
and removals of dust, refuse and offensive matters should
be either at night, or within the hours of 4 & 10, a.m.
g. Lastly, a most important improvement and great advantages
would be gained to tradesmen by the removal of nuisances
if the line of heavy traffic could be diverted from the narrow
part of Harrow Road now used, to one more open and direct
to the Wharves. Dust carts with offensive rubbish and slop
carts from all parts South and East of Paddington enter the
parish by a circuitous route through the Harrow Road to
North Wharf Road. To remedy this, it would not be a costly
improvement to make an entrance from Praed Street over the
canal into one of the Streets leading from North Wharf Road
to Paddington Green; or entering from Praed Street into
Irongate Wharf, a direct Road might be made into the North
Wharf Road. Either of these plans would divert the traffic
of 270 to 300 carts daily from the narrow and inconvenient
part of the Harrow Road.