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REPORT, 1899-1900.
Amount expended on
Footways.
Roadways.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
dry and frosty. The actual cost
expended on these falls being
68
19
10
39
19
0
On Sunday, the 28th January,
1900, about 1 inch of snow fell at
6 a.m., followed by a rapid thaw and
heavy rain towards evening. The
actual cost expended on clearing in
the morning being
15
2
7
32
4
10
On February 3rd there was a fall
of about 5 inches of snow, the four
snow ploughs being sent out the first
thing in the morning, ploughing
about 9 miles of omnibus routes by
8.30 a.m. On the 4th, 5th, and 6th
February there was a thaw, and the
next four days, viz., 7th, 8th, 9th,
and 10th, there was a hard frost.
The actual cost expended on this
clearing was
156
17
0
496
1
4
On Saturday evening, the 10th
February, there was another fall at
6 p.m., of about 4 inches. At 9 p.m.
the snow ceased falling; the ploughs
were then sent out to clear the roads
for vehicular traffic. The following
morning, Sunday, a large number of
men were sent out to clear the roads
and footpaths, as a rapid thaw had
set in; about midday a sharp frost
came on. The same thing happened
on the 12th. On the 13th there was
a slight thaw, but by 5 p.m. a heavy
wind was blowing, and snow commenced
to fall, and continued nearly