New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-25
STREET ZONES FOR WASTE PAPER.
THE EXPERIMENT IN BKOOKLYN Success
NEW AND MORE SUBSTANTIAL RE
CEpTACLES PROVIDED.

THE EXPERIMENT IN BROOKLYN SUCCESS
NEW AND MORE SUBSTANTIAL RE
CEPTACLEs PROVIDED.
Several months ago the Brooklyn Department OF
City Works. at the instigation OF the Womon's
Health Protective Association had q number OF
boxes placed in the streets FOR the reception OF
waste papers and other rubbish OF like nature. The
boxes made of wood. and painted green
About Is We're made and they put at points
where it believed they would be most useful
In the early part OF last week people going about
Brooklyn saw that there had been change and
that in place OF the wooden boxes along Fulton-st
metal receptacles had been supplied. The natural
inference from this was that The experiment win
waste-paper boxes had been successful. ana that
the wooden boxes had proved too fraii ana unsuh-
stantal to answer the purpose Cor any l'n&th o.
time. such inference would have been parity
right and partly wrong. as any one might have
found had he taken pains TO make inquiries 81 the
Offices OF the City Works Department.
He would have been told. on going there. that the
boxes had proved useful. 50 much so thai 1t had
been thought wise to to the expense OF proV.d-
Ing a hundred ones. made Of galvanized IRON
instead of wood The wooden boxes. however are
not TO be split up into kindl!ng wood. They are 10
be placed on private streets. while the metal boxes
are to be used the more travelled thoroughiares
The latter are strongly made and ought TO last a
good while They are oval In shape, with a hood
half-covering the top. IN dimensions N" new re-
ceutaces are about the same the old ones. They
are painted green and bear the name Of the depart
nent on both front and back. and the words For
Waste Paper" en- the hood. The new boxes cost
g. each more than twice the cost OF those made OF
wood The collectors OF ashes are required 10
empty these boxes on their regular rounds. and u
they sec one filed when they are not gathering
ashe in the district where VI STANDS, thtN are
hound either take its contents at the time or 20
send wagon after Il specially as soon as possible
city Works Commissioner White - pledsel VIM
the result OF the EFFORT - eiucale ~" peope ~
BROOKLYN In habits OF C.eanincs, Inr process must
necessarily BE Sow but ne quantity or paper
thrown into these rcceptacles SHOWS titN IN" l o.'
are realizing "A cOnsiderabl" extent ~" rrsidi'
ity or no; ntterng the streets Brooklyn borrow !
me idea OF wastc-paper boxes from BOSTON an JUS
.xampe ma not bon without good re- MS TOT an
inquiry recently reached The city WORKS Depart
mont from NeT-Orieans. whore something oi 'nt
e.ne sort is contemplated one or Two Other places
have also asked for Information Teslf1nS me -yH-
ten aloutel u BROOKLYN SDlEr accidents nave nap
pened 70 the wooden xes. but there mas Den D. ID
INNS 10 Interfere with break them, 'r even 20
scatter their contents. Occasionally truck pas
ing close to the CurbsiOne has broken DOS, "li
thera u no evidence Of intent To- DO IAnaS' ~ -i .
q case or the l2J wooden boxes dozen or twenty
have been brought IN for repairs ana then sen, out
to do duty again. The new iron ones are 50 s.I'Ns
that II all be almost impossible ~ inJIie tht IN
seriously! . H.. 80. .,.
part OF some OF the officials that the ooys intent On
bonnres might make fuel OF ~" wooden boxes. l'i
missioner White however. said that n" was wiili;
10 trust the bows Of Rrooklyn IN mat matter an !
IN in that nisht. MI White iafn was NOR, ii'.F
iustifed than that - NJ. Low, who. when Mayor.
made personal appeal 20 the boys OF tnc Guy 10Y
10 indulge in the t.mehOnorei custom OF bNliH4hS
bonfres on election night. His appeal went IN
hceled and there were as many blazing DarteIs
in the streets that evening as ever