Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-16

cleaned daily. Streets that are not completely
regular order at different intervals OF tins.
The entire area OF streets and places TO De
cleaned, including sidewalks amounts &C pre-.
which about ESQ hectacres (S,990, 900 square
yards) are Included In each days work.
Day and Night WorS.-The cleaning OF side
walks, roadways and suhterranean canals Is
usually conducted at night. The work begins
with about four-fifthS the entire force at mid
night and ends about o'clock In the morning.
takes place; this period OF time is so arranged
that In ordinary weather the schedule work can
be completed within 1t. One-fifJh of the entire
lumber rum Of laoorers Is engaged on the day work
streets, where they clean In part the urinals,
sidewalks, crosswalks and cutters, remove ali
instructions, ans In summer give assistance to
the water wagons ordered for SpriDkliug OF the
streets, and I'LL them from the hydranvs. For
cleaning market places and other extraordi
nary services during the day, the laoorer5 ap
the asphalted streets Of the city. which at
present have an area Of about 120, 900 square
metres (142, 500 square yards). and which are
Cleaned In the same manner as the above men,
toned streets, a number OF boys are stationed,
who sweep up the horse-dung and sprinkle
sand On the streets when 1t is slippery.
SWEEPING MACHINES.
The sweeping machines are an Indispensable
aid for quick and thorough cleansing OF the
streets. They are manufactured on the system
built In this city, are drawn by one horse. served
by one man, and sweeps an area OF :. 400 square
meters (6.460 square yard,) in an hour: work
which would otherwise require IL to Is strong
men. Two machines are generally used In each
division. which brush the sweepings In long
rows 10 the edge of the pavement. when 1t Is
heapeo up Dy tho laboreIs and then taken away
by the carriers
REMOVAL OF swKBPING5.
The removal OF sweepings is entrusted to
contractors, who are obliged to furnish as
many wagons as are necessary TO remove all
the sweepings OF one hour from the time OF
sweeping. About 900 cubic metres $50 cubic
yards) Of sweeping are disposed of each day, by
OF 100 wagons the con-
them, and designated dumping ground for the
material moved at his own expense. The street
dung, when removed, can be disposed of By the
contractor. 1t is generally sold to the farmer
for a small amount; sometimes 1t Is loaded on
boats and transported to the outer suburbs of
the city and used for agriculture
REMOVAL OF SNOW.
In heavy snow storms, during which the re-
moving OF material for rev days Is often four
to five times as great as usual, special compen-
sation is made to the contractors by the city.
SPRINKLING.
In order to reduce the dust on the streets to
some extent during the summer they are sprin-
kled several times day by means of water
wagons. The maintenance and draught of the
sprinkling wagons, Of which there are at pres,
ent about 100 in use, are also intrusted to con-
tractors who are required to keep these wagons
at work at least ten hours day. The last
spr1nkl1ng OF the day Is performed during the
evening In order to keep the pavements damp
for night work. This is followed by sprlnkllng
the pavements with watering pot Immediately
before sweeping.
THE DIRECTOR OF STREET CLEANING,