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The following statement will give an idea of the labour
and cost attendant upon clearing the streets on the occasion
referred to:—
Men employed.
Horses and carts.
Jan. 6
127
7
„ 7
157
8t
„ 8
167
79
„ 9
80
29
„ 11
136
23
„ 12
54
18
„ 13
68
23
„ 14
84
15
873
278
The whole of the thoroughfares were cleared for traffic by
the morning of January 12th, or within six days of the
snowfall, hut heaps remained at the sides of some of the less
important streets until after midday on the 14th. In
consequence of the continuance of the frost, it became
necessary to cart away the snow which had been temporarily
deposited in Waterloo Place and the Squares. This second
removal necessitated the employment of men, horses and
carts as follows:—
Men Horses and carts
Jan. 15 77 129
„ 16 13 9
„ 18 .. .. 53 19
„ 19 73 56
20 21 20
267 263
It cannot be denied that considerable inconvenience was
caused to the Parishioners, although it may be fairly urged that
the approaches to the Parish remained in an almost impassable
state, and therefore, however well and rapidly the streets of
St. James's had been cleared, probably few, it any, additional
persons would have been brought into the Parish.
Two slight falls of snow occurred in January subsequently
to the 6th, and to some extent delayed the cleansing of the
streets, besides increasing the cost.