| £ | s. | d. | |
| Thirty-four men to cleanse 3¼ miles, at the rate of 2000 superficial yards each man, 12s. per week each | 1060 | 16 | 0 |
| Two inspectors of orderlies, at 15s. per week each | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| Superintendent | 104 | 0 | 0 |
| Cost of brooms, shovels, &c. | 83 | 0 | 0 |
| No allowance for slop-carting, the National Philanthropic Association holding that the manure, properly collected, will more than pay for its removal | .. | .. | .. |
| 1325 | 16 | 0 | |
| Deduct cost of cleansing by the old mode | 795 | 5 | 0 |
| 530 | 11 | 0 |
“The apparent extra cost, therefore, would be 530l. 11s. The vestry, however, would see that the charge for supporting 34 able-bodied men in the workhouse is at least 5s. per week each, or 442l. per annum. This, therefore, must be deducted from the 530l. 11s., leaving the extra cost 88l. 11s. per annum. This sum, the committee were assured, will be not only repaid by the reduced outlay for repairs, which the new system will effect; but a very great saving will be the result of the thorough cleansed state in which the roads will be constantly maintained. Under the late system, to find the roads in a cleansed state was the exception, not the rule; and when all the advantages likely to result from the new system were taken into consideration, the committee did not hesitate to recommend it for adoption in its most efficient form.”
Concerning the expense of cleansing the City by the street-orderly system, Mr. Cochrane says:—
“The number required for the whole surface (including the footways, courts, &c.) would be about 250 men and boys.
“Upon the present system this number would be formed in three divisions:—
“First division.—170 to begin work at 6 a.m., and end 6 p.m. Second division, called relief and aids.—30 boys from 12 at noon to 10. Third division—50 men from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Total, 250.
“The men and boys are now working at from 6s. to 12s. per week.
| These 250 men and boys would cost for wages during the year about | £5100 |
| Twelve foremen, at 40l. per annum | 480 |
| Two superintendents at 50l. each | 100 |
| Brooms, &c. | 325 |
| Barrows | 100 |
| Two clerks, at 100l. each | 200 |
| Manager | 100 |
| £6405 |
“No items are given for slopping or cartage, as, if the streets are properly attended to, there ought to be no slop, whilst the value of the manure may be more than equivalent for the expense of its removal.
“Some slop-carts will, however, be occasionally required for Smithfield-market and similar localities; making, therefore, ample allowance for contingencies, it is confidently considered that the expense for cleansing the whole of the city of London by street-orderlies would not exceed 8000l. per annum.”