(3.) “The proper cleansing of streets.”
In connection with this duty the following points must be considered:
(a.) The best methods for sweeping and cleansing streets.
(b.) If machinery effects such work better and more economically than hand labour.
(c.) The extra work involved by the bad construction of streets, or the ill chosen materials of which they are formed.
(d.) Whether private streets, courts and alleys, “not repairable by the inhabitants at large,” should be swept and cleansed by the local authority?
(e.) The ultimate disposal of excessive accumulations of mud.
(f.) The removal and disposal of snow.
(4.) “The proper watering of streets for the whole or any part of their district.”
In considering this question it is necessary to note: