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Paving Jobbing Works.
Mr. James Etheridge is the Contractor for Paving Jobbing Works at a Schedule
of Prices. (For particulars of Contract see page 9.) .
Lighting.
Five additional Gas Lamps have been set up and lighted during the past year,
viz.: two in Bracton-road, one in Railway Avenue, Adam-street, one in Eve's-place,
and one in Union-road ; one lamp has been discontinued in Swing Bridge-road ;
making the total number of Lamps lighted by the South Metropolitan Gas Company
468, at a cost of £3 7s. 4d. per lamp per annum, less £5 per cent. discount, upon
payment within one month from Quarter day.
Cleansing, Watering, &c.
Messrs. A. T. Hobman & Son contract for the supply of Men, Horses and Carts,
and for the removal of scrapings from the whole of the roads and streets, after the
same have been swept by the labourers employed bv the Vestry, to a shoot provided by
the contractors, at a specified price per man, horse and cart.
Messrs. Hobman & Son also contract for the supply of horses, harness and drivers
for the Vestry's water vans. (See page 9.)
In March, 1888, the seven Watering Vans were repaired and painted by Messrs.
G. & J. Oakley, under a contract, at a cost of £62 9s. Od.
Dusting.
Mr. William Reed is the Contractor for removing dust, ashes, &c. from the
dwellings of the inhabitants of the Parish. The contractor also agrees to remove when