Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-03
DEBRIS ON THE STREETS.
Communication From the Commissioners
to the Superintendent OF the Police.

A Communication From the Commissioners
to the Superintendent OF the Police.
Maj. Moore has received from the Commits
sioners letter calling his attention to a section
of the police regulations which makes i. mis-
demeanor for the throwing or dropping Of de-
bris of all sorts on the streets and in the alleys
In their letter they say:
The superintendent Of street ind alley
cleaning complains tina. the unchecked viola
tons of section 1, article TX Of the regulations
of 1883. and section /, article VIII. 1882. cause
his department large amount Of unnecessary
work; that the sweepings Of front yards and
sidewalks are cast into the street and CUTTERS
vegetable matter. garbage, hay. straw. manure
and rubbish OF all sorts pushed from the
markets and market wagons and left for his de-
partment to clean up. In addition. the score
or more OF excavation contractors in the city
are constantly violating this section with APP
parent impunity by scattering over the streets
and avenues dirt. mud, sand. gravel and other
deposits from their carts. He asks that we call
your attention TO this important matter in
order that you may direct your men to enforce
the regulations strictly in this regard. which we
approve
THE ARTICLE VIOLATED.
The article referred to provides that mo per-
son shall throw. cast, lay. deposit. Drop scatter
or leave. or cause TO be thrown. cast laid de-
posted, dropped, scattered OF left. in or upon
ailS street. alley. avenue. highway. footway,
sidewalk. parking or public place in the District
of Columbia, any dirt. mud. and. ashes. gravel,
sa"dust shayiEPs. hay. straw. manure. rubbish,
litter swsepings. ofal. vegetables, garbage,
trees. cinders or .esHse matter of any kinds. OF
any dead animal or pEtrescible matter OF any
sort: Provided. That earth and rubbish from
excavations. or building debris material used
in the construction OF buildings, may be placed
tod in, al
now authorized by the building regulations of
the District Of Columbia o- may be author
lied BY Permit previously obtained from the
Inspector OF buildings
ASorakK LAW oS Tue srBJECr.
This IS no: the oaly law supposed 10 he in
force ou thu sui ject. for a section of the law,
reported III Webs Digest proyides how GER
tain rubbish shall be swept INFO the streets and
removed BY tie government. The sections of
the law read:
lit shall be The DUTY of each and every per- |
son occupying Nv cling noGss store any
other kind .: building 10 have the paved foot /
val. and oUtttr lat front c. his. he- ,heir
premises cleaned daily from the Of Nay 10
the Is; OF December by collecting the dir from |
such gutter into piles. 70 be removed under the |
dire tion Of the c, uInissoner OF improvements I
- possible after i, Ess been collected I
and ary person or persons whN shall fail or re-
fuse to have the paved footwalk OF gutter i'll .
from; Of his. her or their premises cleaned as
heTsilDsfore provided. shsii be subject 10 a line /
OF no; more than IS and not iess than 81 for /
each and every oifense.
III any person or persons shall cast place or 4
lay. or cause TO be cast. placed OF laid ans rub- I
blsh, oyster shells. shaving ofal refuse /
substance OF any kind VII ltsoever Of his her or 1
theft tTede, occupation o. Business. or any coal.
nTe wood. ashes. barrels or hogsheads or casks |
or any Aild; boxes, foul water. dye water or !
otisl from soap or candle manufactures; filth. |
stable manure or any offensive substance or OBJ |
strCction iii any street, avenue. open space, |
public reservation. alley open lot. that !
the same may run into snv improved street, !
avenue. publ. "csery;;ion. alley open space or !
open lot OF IL the gutter of any such street |
avenue. public reservation. open space open 1
lot. or on any pavement. and shall not remove .
tie same on the day on which the saIle shall .
have been placed ACKNOWLEDGING person so Of !
Tending or directing or ordering the same TO be |
done shall forfeit and pay not less than one nor
more than five dollars
The police have been notified of the COM |
PLIint OF the surerinteu- ent of aley cleaning, |!
TO which many OF them take exceptions.
WHAT TIE PoIIcE SAY.
Said policeman to a STAR reporter today: |
''If the superintendent of street and alley |
cleaning will follow the course of the new |
sweeping machines over the Belgian block |
pavements on 9TH street south and other thor |
oushfares any evening during this dry season. |
the police allei,e he will find successive burrows
of dirt and dust. which is not taken up, but re-
mains to be blown into the cutters and against !
the curbing by the first gust Of air that comes |
along After the sweepers have done. these |
accommodations appear to have been placed there |
by citizens. This is where the present light !
sweeper is unequal to the emergency. and the
defect will reveal itself to any citizen who cares
to inspect fo- himself"
While the police blame the matter on the
street sweepers they say tina; they will see that
the laws on that subject enforced and the
Offenders brought to justice.