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Sandycombe Road and Lower Mortlake Road have been
waterproofed, and the upper portion of Hill Street has been
paved with wood.
Thirty-six new buildings have been erected during the
year, consisting of 20 houses, 14 shops with flats or houses, 1
workshop and 1 lock-up shop.''
Closet Accommodation.
Water closet accommodation is general throughout the
Borough.
Scavenging.
The removal of house refuse and the cleansing and
scavenging of the streets are under the control and supervision
of the Borough Surveyor.
The Surveyor states that the scavenging of the streets has
received the usual attention. Certain portions of the main
road and principal thoroughfares are scavenged daily ; other
portions three times a week, whilst the other main and residential
streets are scavenged once or twice each week, according
to their condition.
The house refuse is collected once a week from every
house and tenement in the Borough. The Council decided to
give a second weekly collection during the summer months
which was much appreciated. In the case of blocks of flats,
business establishments, hotels, boarding houses, and similar
large establishments, house refuse is collected therefrom
twice a week throughout the year.
Disposal of House Refuse.
The house refuse as collected is carted to a loading platform
at the Central Depot, Lower Mortlake Road, and there
placed into railway wagons. No alteration has been made in
the arrangements for the disposal of house refuse, which is let
by contract and is removed daily from the private siding
alongside the loading platform.