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48 Trees in Rosebery Avenue, between Farringdon
Eoad and Garnault Place, are still maintained
by the London County Council.
The total Dumber of dead trees replaced, daring
the year by Mr. Benedict was 10 and by the
Vestry 6,
CLEANSING OF STEEETS.
Footways.—The gang of boys were employed
until October 27th, when it was dispensed with. A
day gang of 8 of the oldest of the scavengers was
formed on June 11th, and was continued until
October 27th when it was reduced to 6, at which
number it continued for the remainder of the year.
Temporary Sweeping Gang.—Owing to the dirty
condition of the streets after the breaking up of the
prolonged frost, a temporary gang of sweepers
averaging 12 was employed, the wages of which was
£24 8s. 9d.
The ordinary night gang remained the same as
the previous year, viz., 22 scavengers and 2 horse
brooms up to June 9th when it was reduced to 15 men
and the 2 horse brooms, and continued the same
until October 26th, when it was again increased to
22. The number of loads of street sweepings
removed was 6,966, of which 489 were collected on
Sunday mornings. The average number of horses
employed was 9.5 per day, including those with
the brooms.
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