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tons of salt were spread on the roadways for the purpose of
opening up the streets more readily for traffic, a number of
extra men were engaged in heaping, removing, carting, and
casting snow into the river, and about 155 cubic yards were
so removed. The total cost was £79 7s. 7d.
On the 15th December a second fall of snow took place,
but this was dissolved by the use of 22 tons of salt. Cost.
£38 10s. 0d.
A heavier fall occurred on the 19th December, and was
followed by several small showers, which considerably
impeded the work of removal, and the difficulty experienced
in obtaining sufficient carts at the Christmas season led to
further delay. On this occasion altogether 40 tons of salt
were used; 6,067 cubic yards of snow were removed; the
total cost of suit and extra manual and team labour being
£440 9s. 7d.
On the 8th January there was a further fall of snow,
when 29 tons of salt were used, and 728 cubic yards of
snow were carted to the river, the total cost being
£112 6s. 8d.
Snow fell again on the 9th and 10th March, and on this
occasion 15 tons of salt were used, and 3,236 cubic yards
of snow were carted to the river and elsewhere. The total
cost was £239 15s. 6d.
The successive falls of snow thus entailed a direct cost to
to the ratepayers of £916 9s. 4d., irrespective of the indirect
loss arising from the interruption to business.
On a fall of snow, the efforts of the Vestry are necessarily
concentrated in the first instance on rendering the arterial