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foundation. This urinal has effected a saving of 75 per cent,
in the consumption of water. The urinal in King's Arms
Yard, Glasshouse Street, has also been similarly fitted.
A constant supply of water is laid on to all the urinals in
the parish except two. The cost of water was £174 9s. 5d.,
and repairs and painting £38 2s. 9d. As stated last year
the repairs are principally making good damage caused by
persons unknown.
MACHINE BROOMS.
The machine brooms required re-filling with new bass
on the average once in six weeks. The cost of sundry
repairs and re-fillings amounted to the sum of £52.
WATERING.
The street watering throughout the year was carried out
by Mr. William Mead, of Paddington, at a schedule of
prices. The water is supplied by the Grand Junction Water
Works Company by contract.
STAND POSTS.
Ten new stand posts were fixed in Regent Street and
Piccadilly during the re-laying of the wood paving.
ORDERLY BOYS.
There are now fifteen Orderly Boys at work in the main
thoroughfares, under the direction of a Foreman. It is a
difficult matter to keep them constantly at their duties, but
nevertheless they pick up a large quantity of horse droppings
in the course of the day which would otherwise be carried all