Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22

may be seen some OF our most attractive
| residences. These streets are never sprin-
Killed.. But once established the dangerous
roas and SSS
would have the undoubted right TO demand
the sprinkling Of every unpayed street
cially during the dry weather % the warmer
| months. which would involve an additional
expense to that now incurred. never esti-
mated FOR by this department nor cont-m-
plated by Congress No valid reason could
be given for going outside 20 spend money
while neglecting the far more important
business and residence thoroughfares within
| the city.
street. That Need Repairias.
| large number OF streets on the schedule
to be swept must be repaved before any
| thing like satisfactory work can be done On
them by either machine or hand sweepers.
| b street northwest from 7th - 18th street
/ is SO rough and uneven that the machines
are not only liable to be broken while pass
ing over IL, but IL cannot be kept clean
with the two machine sweepinxs IL receives
! gets from the chain gang and the Sw aeIlin &
4 IL has from the labor gang once and twice a
week. AS II is a business thoroughfare for
large number OF persons having to Co
with marketing and OF necessity is Uttered
/ up by market wagons and market dealers.
II is important that IL should be constantly
\ Kept in good sanitary condition. IL was
/ paved with cobble and blue rock IN 1873
Ohio avenue between 18th and 18th streets
| mas never been repaired since the removal
| OF the double railroad tracks. Deep ruts
/ left by the rotted sleepers sun there.
which II is impossible to keep clean even
with the use OF hand brooms. The street was
paved in lsi2-4 from B to 18th street With
cobble
Many other streets are in very nearly the
same condition, and | most earnestly ask
that they be repaved or repaired in order
that this department may be relieved OF
much of the adverse criticism now unjustly
aimed at II. Among them may be mention
ed as needing repairs very badly the fol
I lowing streets: 3lst street from X 20 l.
street, paved with cobble In 1887: cd street
west from l to X street north. paved with
| cobble in 1874: 18th street west, from 6 TO
X street north. paved with cobble in 1874:
New Hampshire avenue from G street
north to Pennsylvania avenue: 81 street
east from ID to K street south. paved with
granite: 4th street east from b south TO
Virginia avenue. paved with asphalt block:
LIST street west from B to NJ street south.
paved with cobble stone; NJ street south
paved with cobble in 1876: n street south
! from 41-2 street west to James Creek ca
nal. paved with cobble in 1876. and Water
street from p street south to lsl-2 street
west.
An Increase Of Salaries Asked.
Before closing this. my second annual re-
port, / cannot too strongly urge you to ask
| Congress to recognize and legalize this de-
| partment by passing an act increasing the
pay of its officers and making their sala-
ries annual. thus doing justice TO class
| OF employees VINO nave Deefl COHlpellsNl 10
work the 3s5 days Of the year that they
/ might receive the same compensation
others do who are given a months annual
| leave and are not required to work Sun
| days ard holidays. I am not asking the
| formation of a new department. the crea-
| ton OF new Offices. but simply the recog-
milton of a department already IN exist
ence and held responsible for the iisburse-
ment of more money and the employment
Of more men than some other departments
officers are paid larger salaries than j ask
for this / am sure no officials OF the Dis
trict or general government render more
efficient and faithful service than 10 those
who would be benefited by such act.
| Until a few months ago the superintendent
has been relieved Of much outside work by
a second assistant superintendent, who re-
ceived compensation of $3.50 per day.
Your board abolished that position some
time ago, since which time the duties Of
that officer have been performed by the su-
perintendent, who feels that ne is Justly en-
titled to increased compensation for this
additional work and responsibility.
Giving these officers the annual salaries
asked for would make no difference in
must from the nature Of its work. he kept
open and the officials required TO report for
duty every day in. the year. as nov. The
only benefit they could derive would be
through the thirty days leave and the sick
leave, without loss Of pay, a privilege n at
no faithful employe should be deprived Of.
They should. at least, be given thirty days
leave with pay every year.
Therefore. in accordance with the letter
-.
1898, requiring the Commissioners Of the
District Of Columbia TO submit specified es-
Inmates for the compensation Of all officers
whose annual employment hey deem ne
cessary and whom they believe TO be indis-
pensable to an efficient and economical exc
cution of the said appropriations for which
year 1895, specifying the number Of persons
to be so employed, the Office IN which they
would be employed and the rate OF compen-
sation to EACH" I recommend that this or
ganiZation be made as follows:
One superintendent. s. 400
one assistant superintendent ami chief
Two inspectors Isl, 400 each1............. 500
Four assistant inspectors 81 800 eachD.. : 200
one messenger '......------.----'--..--..- ooo
$3.50
Note-Three foremen have charge OF the
unimproved alley and Pennsylvania avenue
gangs and the public dump. They work al
the days of the year except Sunday and be-
fore have been included in the daily labor
force. Their transfers, therefore. TO the an
nual list does not mean the creation OF new
The improved alley service is SO rapidly
increasing that another inspector should be
appointed. Up to July /, 1893, there were
two gangs OF alley laborers and two inspec-
tors. Since then three gangs have been and
will hereafter be employed, making an
other inspector necessary, as recommended.
Estimates of Expense for Fiscal Year
1895.
or SpTlnhIDS. sweeping ana Clean
ing streets and avenues, at "a Ia
cents per 200 square yards. $50 GO
For sprinkling, sweeping and clean
ing unimproved alleys. at % IL
cents per 1000 square yards. 1900
For cleaning Pennsylvania avenue
and adjacent streets by hand ...... a., 500
For labor upon unimproved streets
and alleys attending to complaints,
and for graders at the public dumps 81. 500
For salaries of superintendent. as
sstant superintendent two inspec-
tors. four assistant inspectors, three
foremen and one messenger...... Is SO
For contingent expenses. horse keep
ing and shoeing. car tickets. -ent of
office, purchase and repairing Of
tools, stationery, printing, office
supplies and other necessary Items
and services. .........--................ 25C0
lOldl slNl, fSvU
On account of the increasing area of the
improved alleys and the large advance IA
the contract price for cleaning them. W.
So l-2 cents per 1000 square yards as against
80 cents. the price for 1928. / estimate that
IL will require $4,000 to sweep and clean
them during the fiscal year ending June 30,
1895.
In conclusion i return thanks 10 my as
sistants for their valuable services and
hearty cooperation in the working of the
department