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WATERING THE STREETS.
The streets throughout the parish have been watered,
when necessary (about 171 days) including the early part
of Sunday mornings, the macadamized roads have been
watered on the average three times daily, and the paved
streets twice.
For Water Carts and Horse power to convey and spread
the water—Mr. Reddin 423 12 0
For Supply of Water from the Orange Street Works—
Her Majesty's Commissioners of Works and Buildings 125 18 4
For Repairs to Hose at Water-post—Mr. Merry weather ... 110
For Parish Labourers' attendance to fill water-carts at
posts 44 1 0
£594 12 4
SWEEPING STREETS AND CARTING AWAY SLOP AND DUST.
All the streets, macadamized roads, courts, and public
ways throughout the parish, have been swept daily by the
sweepers in the pay of your Vestry, and the refuse collected
and carted away by your contractor, Mr. Smeed, who also
has removed the dust from the houses of the parishioners.
Mr. Smeed—for the removal of dust and carting away
refuse 1100 0 0
Sweepers'wages (20 men) 819 0 10
Serge Shirts, Waterproof Hats, and other Clothing for
Sweepers, and marking their Hats 7 18 8
Brooms for Sweepers 33 4 0
Repairs to Wheelbarrows 1 11 6
Shovels for Sweepers 1 4 0
£1962 19 0
REPAIRS TO PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.
These works have been executed by your contractors,
Messrs. Mowlem and Co., and subjoined the principal repairs
are given in detail.