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Cleansing and Dusting, &c.
The whole of the parish has been cleansed, the dust removed, and
the gullies emptied (under contracts), from 25th March to 24th June,
1869, by Mr. Charles T. Parsons, of Shad well Dock Wharf, Lower
Shad well. for the sura of £995 ; and from the 24th June, 1869, to the
25th March, 1870, by Mr. William Winn, of Gloucester Street, Curtain
Road, for the sum of £2625, making a total of £3620.
During the first quarter of the year the work was executed by Mr.
Parsons very satisfactorily, but I regret to say that during the last few
months of the period for which Mr. Winn held the contract, complaints
have been very numerous, both as to scavenging and dusting.
The number of gullies is as follows :
East Division 984
West Division 1088
2072
By order of the Vestry four summonses were taken out at Worship
Street Police Court against persons in the employ of the contractor for
scavenging (Mr. Winn), for sweeping mud down the gullies; the first
two cases the magistrate discharged with a caution, but the other two
were fined—one ten shillings, and the other five shillings and costs.
Maintenance of Roads, Streets, &c.
The cost and quantity of materials used for the repair of the Mc
Adam and Ballast Roads during the year is as follows:—
2061 yards cube broken Granite, at 12/6 yard £1288 2 6
78 ,, ,, Ballast, at 3/9 yard 14 12 6
£1302 15 0
The number of laborers employed in repairing and spreading the
materials on the roads, streets, &c., is ten; and the wages paid them and
two foremen (one for the East and one for the West divisions), amounted
to £677 8s. 9d. for the year.