Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-03
SWEEPING THE STREETS.
superintendent ArnOld's Recommends.
tions in His Annual Report.

lions In His Annual Report.
Superintendent Arnold of the street sweep
ing department today submitted his annual
report of the operations Of his department dur
ing the last fiscal year. During the year 1872
703, 1871 square yards Of streets and avenues
were swept, and $1,000, 5S3 square yards Of
improved alleys swept during the same period.
The expenses for running the department
last year amounted to S83,2S274. Since the
close q the fiscal year he says the number Of
streets and avenues swept daily have been
largely increased. The total amount now swept
per week amounts to 5.1S6. 400, an increase of
1867 square yards. In view of the public de-
mand for clean streets and alleys,
the present rate of increase is
not sufficient though every effort
has been mado not only to sweep a greater
area daily than heretofore. but also to increase
the service on all the more travelled thorough
fares. The work now being done by the de-
partment amounts il maintained during the
year to Sl36. 81. II the present force is
maintained during the year and the same
amount of sweeping done he says the appro-
pr!ation will be overreached S36, 937.3l.
HOW TO REDUCE THE COST.
To remedy this he recommends that reduc-
tions be made in the street sweeping during De-
cember, January and February Ho also urges
an appropriation OF $4,000 IN addition to the
appropriation for the present year. He calls at
tenton to the fact that the streets and alleys of
the District should be cleaned oftener than thew
are now, and that there should be a number of
streets and avenues added to those now swept
daily. Every improved and paved street in the
cities of Washington and Georgetown, he says,
should be swept twice a week and the allev
service increased in many localities. For 1891
% he estimates that an appropriation of $780,
500 will be necessary
AN AUXILIARY SERVICE
He speaks of another matter connected with
the street and alley cleaning service that has
boon considered, but no definite action taken
regarding the same. that is the daily gathering
OF horse droppings on certain streets and
avenues of the city. He saws if it is decided
! to gather said droppings he would
gained for that purposed and detailed on
the following named streets: PENNSYLVANIA
avenue from LIST to 18th streets, including 18th
street west from Pennsylvania avenue to New
York avenue: L from 9Th to 18th streets west;
18th street from 20 Rhode Island avenue;
10th street from II to boundary Connecticut ave-
me from II street to DupontCircle: * street from
9th street to Washington Circle: Massachusetts
avenue from 9th to Dupont circle. TO do this
work Mr.. Arnold thinks the District should
maintain its own horses and carts and that
twenty fiye laborers and ten horses and carts
with drivers would be all the force required
This branch of the service would amount to
1922 80 during tine year.
BITTER THAN BUFFALO.
Accompanying his report is a history of his
recent visit to Buffalo, where he says he found
the streets in a most uncleanly condition. Buff
falo, he says. is not a model that would suit
the authorities and citizens of Washington
He says that he thinks that the street service
of this city is better managed and the city bet
| ter cleaned and for less money than the city of
Buffalo.