The evening times., 1895-09-21

Maj. A. E.. Mckenzie, superintendent OF
the street and alley cleaning department,
to-day to the Commissioners bis.
annual report for the year ended June 30
last. together with his estimate for operating
expenses for the coming fiscal year.
Major Mckenzie shows that from July
1894, to June 80, 1896, there was tutal
of 2S9, ,4S7,75l square yards of territory
cleaned. which with the extra work done
in May and June, aggregates 2s9 9,553,1S1
square yards, and the total cost was
S7O.2l6.2b.
The price paid for cleaning improved.
streets and avenues was 26 a cents per
900 yards. There was a total of 69. 1868.
cubic yards OF debris removed during the
year.
The totals given Of machine swept paving
y as follows:
crete and coal tar. 547. 263 square yards:
none; asphalt block. 2SS,4S7;
square yards; vitriried block. 6.Ss5 square
: -. o-.prr. oe as+ sddarc yarus, grand
ptal, 8. 128. .S51 square yards.
There as an ilcicase IN The amount OF
work dUne. and q corresponding advance
In cost, over the previous year. as follows:
In work, Al ass. .7b6 square yards; in
cost. $lO,O49.43.
Inc eWept urea represents 1oS-o1 iiuico
of territory.
SERVICE EXTENDED.
The increase in sweeping over 1894, the
superintendent says, Is due to q greater ap-
preparation, " hich enabled him TO extend
the service.
The schedule for lsS5-'s6 has been en-
arged by still further increasing the serv-
ice on many OF the streets of the amout OF
about 1,o71, $40 sQus-e yards per week.
The amount calculated a. being available
for 1896 is stated to be $4,000.
The cost OF hand sw eeping Pennsylo.
yania avenue, Executive and New York
avenues from Fourteenth street west;
Fifteenth street west, from Pennsy ylvania
avenue to New Ysrk avenue. and Fisss
street west, from Garfield circle to the
Peace Monument, all of " hioh is done by
contract. is gen as $5,237.17. -tis.
In addition TO hand cleaning, that por-
ton from Peace Monument TO Rock Creek
bridge is now machine swept three times
per week
The cost of cleaning improved alleys is
given as S1O.571.64. The area embraced
is "a. .533, ,315 square yards. The total area
" paving is stated as 602 ,s56 square yards.
This part of the service, the superintend
nj says. Is OF most importance, as the public
health depends very largely upon the condi-
tion in which the alleys are kept. .--,--'---
The almost total absence OF complaints,
b argues, Is evidence that cleanliness has
been the rule. The cast of sweeping is at
the rate of forty-two and four tenths cents
Per LOCO Yards.
The entire city is divided into eighteen
routes, three of which are cleaned each
day. Owing 10 the prevalence of snow and
ice there was no alley cleaning during the
month of February, 1898.
UNIMPRovED STREETS.
fhe cleaning of unimproved streets cost
SO. 4s5 Al. or S47.Os per day. subject to
for lost time This branch of
The service deals not only with the unim-
proved streets of the city, but a large area
Of streets and roads outside OF the bound
ary, lately assigned to the department, but
which was heretofore included in the de-
pariment of county roads" The work is
not continuous during the year. usually COM
lencing about March Is and continuing
Until November 10.
Unimportant alley work. cost, net, So
$50. rs. the contract price being at the rate
f SLIT per day. There is but one gang
Of men and two horses employed on this
work.
II is into this class of alleys that much,
,f the garbage and other refuse finds its
way in defiance of police and sanitary reg
ilations.
These alleys number 3S7 and embrace an
area OF 26S.00o0 square yards. They are
cleaned once in about eight days.
EXPENSIVE IN WINTER
During January. February and March
OF the present year ii cost the department
almost as much for removal of snow and
ice as the aggregate for four or five
years previous. .,a---
The report suggests that separate ap-
preparation be asked for snow and ice
work, and also recommends that the act
relative to the cleaiDg of idewalks and
cutters of sand, gravel, SNOW and ice be
amended SO as to embrace roadways.
Mai. Mckenzie calls attention tn the
large number of cobble and rubble paved
streets that have become so rough and
uneven that they have been taken off OF
the sweeping schedule. The streets par
ticularly referred to are r street north,
from Seventh west to Twelfth street;
Louisiana avenue. from Ninth to Tenth
street; little b street, from Tenth toTweifth
street. and both Ninth and Tenth streets
west from Louisiana avenue to B street
north.
He recommends that instead of letting
out street cleaning by contract the Dis
trict should have the work done directly.
The superiD tend ent's estina tes for
1897 are: For spriDkling, sweeping and
cleaning improved streets and avenues.
S1cG. 600; for paved cleaning, $4,000; i'm .
proved alleys. $4,000; unimproved streets,
$50. 900: pay of employees of all classes.
S12T, T,375:coDtingencies,S 81 eco; rent, $420
Total. S174.495.
To this is added snow and ice item,
amounting to S25 5000. and for sprinkling
urban streets ard Pennsylvania
avenue $40. Observation-Disclosures gsuburbanstreets
and roads, $4,000.
He recommends that per diem employees
be transferred to the annual roll.
CHIEF PARIS REP ORT. 81
In his annual report, just submitted to the
Chief Paris. of the fire de-
partmeDt, reviews a number of important
recommendations, made a year ago, for
the bettermeDt of the service.
He proposes to give the business poi
tons of the city the best possible protec-
ton, with the facilities at hand, but he
pleads for an increase Of force and ap-
paratus. His desire is to have at least
two reserve engines and to provide for
smaller districts.
The chief also recommends the increase of
10 per cent in the salaries of the men, as
suggested in his last annual report, and
solicits an appropriation of $4,000 an
nually for the relief of the pension fund.
In his estimates he includes the advance
in salaries. He also includes an item OF
SIT, ,S04 for the purchase of the two engines;
for repairs, fuel and otherincidentals. $45,-
600; for the purchase of one aerial turn
table truck, $500: to exchange old style
for modern engine. $4,000.
Fire Marshal Drew reports losses on gen.
erai alarms, $603,2S0. which was COW
cred by insurance to the amount of $780,
275. On still alarms, $50, l55; insurance,
$12.6S0.
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PEARY EXPEDITION HAILED