Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-27
STREET SWEEPING VOUCHERS.
Affidavits OF Three Inspectors In Sup.
port Of Them Flied.

AproDes Of ths investigation Of the street.
sweeping vouchers Contractor Drsnsy today
submitted 10 the District Commissioners af6-
davis Of John s. LArows, Perry Sweet and
Chss. Morgan, inspectors Of street sweeping
under him, Who make oath that the schedules
for street sweeping were furnished BY the
health department and that neither the AZ
Aants. Mr.. Dransy nor his employees have any
control Of designating what streets shall
be swept They further state in their an
davits Mat schedule Of the streets to be swept
10 daily furnished to Mr.. Drsnsy and these
copies are carried BY the mon engaged in the
sweeping so that they may fellow the require
menss Of the hsal,h Office.
Referring " the charges in Mr.. Cranes let
ter, heretofsrs printed In The STAR, the affi-
davits state that in 1859 schedules were de-
lvered TO Mr. Drsney on Nav g. May 10. May
10, May IL, May "a and May 80. The atlantis
say that these schedules embraced lst, I'd and
Sd streets, which were
swAPr A. BReUIhHD ~ THs scsxDuLr.
They say. also, thstschsdulss we're furnished
during the month Of June Is follows: On the
9th, 9th, 18th, l4th. lSth, 2lst and 29th. These.
the afidavits continue. also contained lst ID
and Sd streets TO be swept, and to their per-
sonal knowledge they were swept. excepting
that LIST street was not swept on the 18th
day OF June on account Of the rain, and that no
payment was made therefor. The affidsvits
also say that the fact that there have been any
number Of rainy days during the month is no
Indication Of the extent OF the sweeping done,
as it often happens that sweeping is done after
the rain, whom no sprinklng is necessary.
Atlantis say farther that sprinklins is only re-
sorted to when necessary to prevent dust from
rising. and while it may be true thai there
were sixteen rainy days in one month IT does
not follow that there may not have been twenty
days Of sweeping done in that month.
THE SWEEPING OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
They further say that under the schedule of
June 2, 1885, Pennsylvania avenue north from
LIST to 18th streets west was included and the
number Of square yards thsrsin mentioned was
104, 700. They say that the sweeping Of said
avenue WAS commenced pursuant TO the said
sche duls and swept from l7th to 10th street
the full width. Between san aud 10th street,
they continue, the water had risen until
ii was about 10 feet from the curb on each side
and that the street was swept between these
points except where the water had come over
IL. Between 9th and 9th streets they say Penn
sylvania avenue was swept it, full width and
by reason of the water that was on the street
between 9th aud I'd streets no further sweeping
was done that night on that street There was
. large amount Of mud left on the street by
reason Of the food, which necsssiiSted sweep
ing the avenue between these points
twice, and on account Of the unus-
usl condition of things no deduction
was made on account of this portion OF the
street not having been swept the nigh. previ-
Gus. Afisnts say, in conclusion, that they
know nothing Of the measurements Of the
streets, but accepted the number of yards mem
toned in the schedules correct.
The aEdavits are accompanied by the sched-
ules furnished by the health department.