The record-union., 1897-02-25
STREET SWEEPING BY HAND.
Also a Better System for Downtown
SprinkliDs.
The Trustees Adopt New Sewage
and House Drainage Reg
uIatiOnS.

The City Trustees held an adjourned
meeting yesterday afternoon for the
consideration of the street sweeping
contract and other matters. All the
members were present.
Property owners between P, Q, Sixth
and Ninth streets, sent in a remon-
STRANGE against the Improvement of the
alley through these blocks.
I-street property owners from Front
to Fifth streets also demonstrated
against the Improvement of that street
Both matters We're referred to the City
Engineer.
a protest was received from Bassett &
Minford and other property owners
against permitting John Steizle erecting
frame shanty in the block bounded by
o and P, Front and Second streets.
Referred to the Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department
A remonstrance against grading and
graveling the alley between L, NJ,
Fourth and Fifth streets, was read and
referred to the Street Committee.
The question of paying the bill of J.
A. Cunningham, in connection with set
ting up the motor at the street sump,
about which there is a dispute with the
General Electric Company, was referred
to the Corporation counsel.
The report of the Hartford Boiler In
spectiOn Company, stating that the
boilers at the Waterworks are perfectly
safe and well set up, was read.
Wachhorst announced that he had
had the boilers insured for three years
for $4,000 at a cost of 500.
a recommendation of Chief Engineer
Wolf with regard to some changes in
the engines at the sump We're read and
approved.
The contract for the street sweeping
by hand was read by the Clerk.
Devine moved that the blanks be
made out SO that the work shall be
under the management of the Trustees
and the superintendent of Streets. So
ordered.
The contract provides that the streets
Shall be swept for six days in the week
at 40 cents per block.
superintendent of Streets Croly sug-
gested that the sweeping be done after
t a. m. and before p. m. so that the
workmen can, in the hot season, lie off
during the middle of the day.
This would require the streets to be
kept clean at nearly all hours of the
day.
Contractor Mazzini said he would
have carts enough constantly at work
to have the sweepings carried off as
fast as gathered. He intended to have
the work done between a. m. and 5 p.
m. giving the men a long rest at mid
day.
On motion of Devine, the hours were
fixed for between 4 a. m. and 10 p. m.
In regard to the sprinkling of the
streets, Devine said the bituminized
streets should be taken out of the con-
tracts and done by the city, employing
competent. careful men, using its own
sprinklers. This would bring them
under the immediate attention and di-
rection of the Street Superintendent.
The plumbing and drainage ordinance
was then taken up. 1t requires every
residence to have a water tight cess
pool connected with the sewers. It pro-
vides in detail for the ventilation of the
cesspools. etc. No house shall be con-
nected direct with a sewer. except tenn
porarily by special permission of the
Board of Trustees.
T1SdlID OIl-LFl NlBtlDlS lllLOIIIftu Tie
Board that Ordinance 40, already in
force, expressly prohibited the deposit
ing of anything but water into the sew
ers. Without sufficient water for flush
ing the sewers would soon become in a
bad condition. If only for temporary
relief, pending the construction of tight
cesspools, it might not be really objec-
tionable
Superintendent Croly said he knew of
several houses that are now connected
directly with the sewers, and Davis sug-
gested that all such be cut off at once.
After further discussion Bently moved
to amend the ordinance by providing
that all ordinances or parts Of ordi-
nances In conflict with it be repealed.
This was carried, and the ordinance
was adopted. Kent voting no. He
thought it a dangerous proceeding.
DR. Nichols remarked that the pro-
ceeding would be full Of danger unless
the Board should act carefully on appli-
cations for direct communication and
after consultation with the Board Of
Health.
President Leonard called attention to
the bad condition of the bituminiZed
streets, which are suffering from lack