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has now been working for several years most successfully, the
system being that the contractor undertakes for a fixed sum to
supply as many horses and drivers as are necessary to keep every
house in the Borough clear of refuse by a weekly collection, work
to commence and finish at fixed times. This method has proved
an economical one to the Council.
The total cost for collection for 1913 amounted to £4,000,
which is equal to 2s. 11½d. per house per annum. Few complaints
have been received during the year. The Council's fillers are
experienced and trustworthy men, having been in the Council's
service many years; each filler has two carmen under him and a
specified number of houses, for which he is responsible, to collect
from. The occupiers knowing the day and hour when the dust
will be collected, place the dust bin outside, which considerably
facilitates the work of collection. The Council's Bye-laws compelling
occupiers to place the dust bin out ready for collection,
under a penalty for failure to do so, have never had to be brought
into operation, which speaks well for the co-operation received
from the inhabitants of the Borough in this very important branch
of Public Health work.