LONDON 



1905 there was so little snow that no special attention 

 had to be paid to it. It is estimated that one ton of 

 rock salt is enough for 10,000 square yards of road- 

 wax- per six inches of snow. 



The quantity of solid matters washed into the sewers 

 is comparatively slight. In 1905 there were removed 

 113 yards of sand and similar material. 



The Corporation makes use of several self-propelled 

 vehicles to assist in removing refuse from the houses 

 and streets and for sprinkling the streets 

 preparatory to flushing them. Up to 1906, veWciT"" 1 

 six of these motors, operated by steam, had 

 been purchased at $3000 and $3750 each. They re- 

 moved about 38 long tons of refuse each week. 



House refuse is removed by carts which make their 

 rounds for that purpose in the morning. The refuse is 

 placed by householders in tubs and boxes at the edge 

 of the sidewalk not later than 8 A.M. each day and 

 many streets are entirely cleared in the following hour. 



The refuse from houses was until the year 1905 

 taken to a destructor situated at Letts wharf. This 

 plant consisted of ten cells of the Fryer type Dfa ^ ^ 

 built in 1884. It was fed at the top and HOUS* 

 stoked at a lower level. It was put out of 

 service because of bad condition and the extensive 

 repairs necessary, the street committee, in view of the 

 ccst of these repairs, finding it would be more eco- 

 nomical to discontinue the use of the destructor and 

 barge the refuse away. The cost of barging was about 

 43 cents per long ton. 



Trade refuse is collected by the city, but is charged 

 for when the quantity is considerable. 



The quantities of . street and house refuse removed 



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