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them twice as long to get a load, and being paid piece-work,
they consequently did not earn so much money—he accordingly
raised the payments to them, to enable them to earn
the same amount as before, but in spite of this the men still
objected to the bi-weekly removal, and he had exceeding
difficulty in getting men to do it. The Contractor, moreover,
alleged that many householders themselves objected
to having the dust removed twice a week, stating that it
gave them more trouble, made a mess in their house, and
there were other reasons.,
The Board thereupon, in the month of February,
resolved to discontinue the bi-weekly collection for two
months to give Mr. Cookson, the Contractor, an opportunity
of organising his staff, and to make arrangements for better
carrying on the work in the future.
This period expired on the 1st May, and the bi-weekly
collection has been renewed, but the time it has been at
work is too short to form any opinion as to its success.
The disinfection of the dust bins in the District with
carbolic acid powder, after their contents had been removed
by the Contractor's men, was continued during the year,
the cost of the disinfectant used being £9 6s.
The walls at the entrances to the following yards,
courts, mews, etc., in the District were twice cleansed and
limewhited during the year at a cost of £20 17s. 3d. :—
Limewhiting Courts,
Calsen Yard.
Compton Mews.
Denmark Place.
Dunns Passage.
Halls Yard.
Kennedy Court.
Lascelles Court.
Middle Yard.
Woburn Mews.
Neals Yard.
New Yard.
Nottingham Court.
Plummers Court.
Portsmouth Place.
Sardinia Place.
Sardinia Street.
Silver Street.
Southampton Mews.
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