The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-08


work and without resPecs 90 poliilr.l snnusnss 81
patronage. kloveniy eork. rtoxieAlon csgleci Of
offence ~ perenysory asn,ss,i ~as ~, hsss "a ~.
instafemcrt The entire cost Of Ire cIfyst rr1a a.
sweeplne, coliectoa u sshes sna csiiscsies a az
Fosr ' stree, cleaning propsr. su-s-ssr serves.
wosrsof 100000 "a: Tor l.icr.
For collection Of ashes ............... tigo.01
Loss received ron ss'ss .-...-..---.. e.Hs
For collecting ssrpsss................ sssso
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The e;, c... al n. .e..,.sc, n =. "a -.
description. The above iems lnslsds horse. kssp
shoeing, repairs 90 material, a.
LiskarvoLs sssGkG.
In Liverpool. VITA ihe sAue nsnbss u miles Of
paved streets ~ b. cared or A. Nes fsrk. tAs fo%
snt, checker, oarboie sela nsa. nIs,s a-s.sscs
inspectors, 4 wharf inspector, sAeckofs sna 20
day inspectors Of d,ssrici. a., War so.ass,.r~
3sioreAsopers. Az trough ciesss uIe1. @nAff
mon, so oarrow mer, 40 swesrera, 10 ertns cis.a-
keepers. ! watcnmen. AZ yard ana sasias nsn. nsa
wrsnts 10 sn1nhs. painter. s.sasI, A.. sas,sts.
men engaged ~ enpty,ns psivics sna eie.nssng
urinais, work which does not a Nee ystk ssnps
within the scope Of ,he Sure, cseaa,as Dspassasal
and nave total OF os'. incndlne oc,sls engages
street cleaning proper ~ sboo, any er seni shsn
Of streets The entire cost, Including PRIV ssk
eos, s64 or s33o,oo We have already taxes yossr
patience too long 10 AK your attention 20 nnats
tails as 10 Liverpool street cleaning. ntoresilng a.
Is; particulars thereof kindly furnished " Mr.
Reynolds, the superiptenaent. are hereto annexed
: ns.e.. e.-s.. D... s. .,,' -
:. sc1kscisc DrrAsrSsSr LWEnreol. ises :. issa
srn-l bog TO srbmi. list Of pr,ee. -heh various
kinds o. manure s1n be Supplied Saf.s. sas ss ,saf
D>fsurea bswsr.
u, sT: 81 r.. ssr. 81. j ss-: s.s 81 =.
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s s1s to 'c cs.s: boats. IS &c
:sy aa IA
XIX every R RicX a1G VI" fss' s
like circular gives prices OF same materials de.
TINS has somewhat different ring from the PLAIN
tive cries OF our Police Board or places ~
which TO throw away valuable material and
ment Of Liverpool conducting an active mar.
ket for It's refuse, and our Commissioners
paying away for each scow load wasted" an amour,
superintendent Is, to say the least, striking Asw
BIO seen from table hereto annexed out OF 2ob,sse
thus disposed OF 177,l2l leaving TO be gotten rid OF
by the city SOS tons. boat load at Liverpool con
tnlnS say 40 IONS. VI theSe, tnorelore, apOuS ooU
were disposed Of during the year, bringing IN
fS, 800 los. Id, or say s43, 500, gold.
full abstract OF all the receipts and expenditures
OF the Liverpool Scavenging Department Is herewith
submitted We desro TO call your notice TO single
tem The entire experimenting and clerical force is
Yellowstone superintendent at f450 per year,
81, $50; salesman anu collector, salary aud
mission on sales f2l9 l4s., $780, one chief clerk,
serE salary as ss ssss s''ls
srkng contrast again TO the estimates OF tho Police
Board on this head
In Manchester, England, which STANDS to-day the
model street cleaning city OF the world, the force en-
pnoI"apo IN a,ta n cea an grv o %
Quo. superintendent, inspectors, IL yardmen,
IL grideners, 257 sweepers. 81 drivers-35l ID ALL
To these added for the outlying districts be-
yond the city proper LAB men, whereof IL are inspect
ors, the rest workmen, making an entire total OF 494
The city is dstrcted each district has Inspector,
VINO responsible for the conduct Of the men under
his charge and the proper performance OF the work.
Each district Is again subdivided into sections, each
section comprising eleven men, thus classified = One
leader iaborer who does his share of work like the
Others but IS responsible for the condition OF hts
section; two tullers, SIX swecpers and two supernu-
mcraries Tor carly morning work. To each section
two carts and drivers are appointed being an IN
variable rule that the dirt shall be taken up as soon
gathered. Eight hours constitute the aboring day,
but each man must sweep not less than 1880
square yards of surface during the day. The inspect
ors have book containing the work required from
their respective sections, copy Of the whole being
possession OF the superintendent which shows the
hour and day every street within the city is cleansed
throughout tho week or year.
The men are uniformed and supplied by the city
For further details your mmittee would refer to
the report OF Mr.. Superintendent. Waiworth kindly
sent them and hereto appended and the Treasurers
r,port Tor the wear 1876 or details OF cost winch was in
all say ELS 412, or $l42, 060
But the most interesting matter In connection with
Manchester Is the disposition Of their refuse. Situ
ated lar inanJ It's only water communication the
River lrwo, against the contamination OF which the
Rivers Pollution Commissioners have set thor faces
a flint the entire elder portion oil the town de-
pendent upon the oldiasnoned prvy as the recep-
aco Ur s1 shall DO GUY
reuse?"
WHAT CARRIAGE rs WORTH.
But the cry was brei, and IN response TO well d.
rec,ed effort the answer came. Under the direction OF
the Health Board yards wore selected and purchased
by the corporation where refuse 10 sorted that
which Is saIable sold, that which useless burned,
and the remainder converted INTO manure and sold.
Even tho very urine Of the city Is utilized. We quote
here Tow words from the report OF the Health Officer
1876 In 1875 the refuse collected by the Health
COMMITTEES weighed l47oe7 tons. The cohpesI.ioa Of
the material may be judged from the following
analysis OF single weeks collection =
Paper, ton
Dead AN mails, 2 tons
Rags, tons
Stable manure, II tons.
Meal tins and old cans and iron, SO tons
SIaughterhouse refuse, 90 tons.
Broken pots, glasses, &c, so tons.
Vegetable refuse 90 tons
Faces and tine ashes, !, 200 tons
Cinders, ], 344 TONS
OF these materials the dead animals. slaughter house
refuse and poron OF he I;cca matter and ane ashes
Incorporated by grinding, together with quantity
OF putrid ASH and formed INTO manure, the ammonia
being converted into sulphate AMI is evolved The
mixture Is saturated with urine, q portion VI which
has undergone concentration. or this manure ], 500
tons we're manufactured aud sold. The broken pots,
bottles and glass; burrAnd Stag, no coal and portion
oil tho cinders, WIN similar matter, are ground up
with sand and lime into mortar OF excellent quality,
and oil this q 300 tons were sold. The old iron and
tins are READILY disposed OIL as the demand Is consid.
cradle, probably for the manufacture OF coppcras fne
rags and paper aro scarcely IN sufficient quantity at
present for iull utilization. but the system Is
developed they Will be better worth the trouble OF
separation. The vegetable refuse have at present
for, ana We believe 1t best to reduce
ume by burning or catbonzatIon. The ash charcoal
may be used absorbtnts for liquid excrca. Tho Gin
ders utilized as fuel tor heating the boiler which
drives the machinery. The arrang made by the
Health Committee have enabled thom to dispose OF
the night soil as last II has been received. The
urine, which SO prepoaderates relatively 70 the solid
matter instead OF running into tho rivers and sewers
now be evaporated rapidly aud at low tempera-
as To preserYe LIS quality and bulk