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consume 15 cubic feet per hour each, 5 16-inch and 19 14-inch
lamps with governors and burners, regulated to consume 8 cubio feet
per hour, 4 regulated to consume 69 cubic feet per hour, and 1,467
14-inch ordinary, with governors and burners, regulated to consume
4.6 cubic feet per hour.
The annual cost for lighting and maintenance of 14 lamps is
paid for by railways and theatres, situated under railway arches,
opposite theatres, and one in Gt. Eastern Street, amounting to
£45 16s. 8d.
There has not been any occasion during the year to light
lamps in the day-time on account of fog.
DISINFECTING GULLIES.
All the gullies in the Parish were disinfected by the lamplighters
during the months of June, July, August, September and
October, each man doing those situated in his lighting district twice
in each week, at a cost of £41 10s. for labour, and £96 5s. for
disinfectants.
FLUSHING COURTS AND GULLIES.
During the month of August and part of September the
Courts and Gullies in the Parish were flushed with water direct
from the New River and East London Companies Mains through a
2¼-inch hose; the East London Company's district being done in
the day-time and the New River Company's in the night-time, the
cost for hose and apparatus amounted to £30 7s. 6d., the cost of
water £95 7s. 7d., and £22 6s. for labour.
PUBLIC URINALS.
The ironwork and slate panels of 26 Urinals were cleaned
and painted in the summer by men employed by the Vestry, the
cost for labour, paint, tools, &c., amounted to £32 9s. 11d.