Evening star., 1898-08-01
STREETS AND ALLEYS
Operations of Department Having the
Cleaning in Charge.
ANNUAL REPORT And ESTIMATES
Suggestions by Superintendent for
improvement in Service.
COMP RTSON OF SYSTEMS
COMPARISON OF SYSTEMS

Mr.. Warren Stutler, superintendent of
the District street and alley cleaning de-
partment, has submitted TO the Coinm's
sioners his annual report for the past year,
together with his estimates and recommen-
dations for the fiscal year ending June 20,
1900, follows.
ITO the Honorable Commissioners of the
District of Columbia:
Gentlemen: l have the honor to submit
herewith my annual report of the opera
ticns of this department, as shown in the
accompanying exhibits, for the fisca, year
ended June 80, 1898, with an estimste of
the amount necessary for the proper con-
duct of the department for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1900 together with such
recommendations and suggestions as, in
my opinion. will improve the service, and
thereby benefit the public
The amount appropriated for work of
all classes including employees salaries
for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1898, is
as follows:
Amount appropriated for work $40. oOo
Amount for salaries es.. "a 900
Amount for snow and ice work.. LOCO
Total ...-.................... .s1s5, 900
The total amount has been expended as
SHOWN In the statements submitted here
with the distribution having been made at
the beginning of the year among the differ
ent branches, according TO the amount of
work to be done.
Improved Streets and Avenues.
The statement of machine sweeping IN
der contract. at 25al cents per 1000 square
yards area cleaned. cubic yards of refuse
removed. with cost of same for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1898. shows these to-
tails: Area in square yards, 24O.521. .7ss:
cost, s5l iSo; debris removed, cubic
yards. % 256
The statement of area and amount de-
quoted on account of inferior work during
the hscal year shows the aggregate In
square yards to be 1,O41 ,237: total of de-
GLctions. s26S IL
Machine sweeping is done at night. be-
tween the hours of pm. and M The
swept average about LOCO 900 square Yards
each and are swept in regular order COM
Eencing with number one on Monday
night
class OF work, their duties being 10 follow
the machines while at work see that tbe
streets scheduled are swept note any in
lerlor Work done by the contractor and re-
port the same to the office. Also one OF
the important duties of the superintendent
Is 10 drive over the route in the early
morning after it has been swept. to see If
tl the VOTE mas been done properly. Upon
MS observations and the report of the in
spectors allowance is made for the area
cieaheH al the contract rate: also Ceduc-
uens Tor inferior work at the same rate
me principal provision of the contract
by which the contractor is forced 70 a.
good work, Is by making deductions for in
fertor work BY consulting the foregoing
tebie II will be noticed that tho rnnra5S
Was rigidly applied ruring the months ri
september and October but to a less ey-
tent as the work improved. At present the
Work Is all that could be expected for ma
chine sweeping. ana
Hand Cleaning.
statement of hand cleaning imnroyea
streets and avenues at contract rate 90
cents per LOCO square yards, number dav.
worked, area cleaned. with force emploved
ana cost OF same for the fiscal year ended
June 80 1895 gives these totals for the
year:
Number of days, 23S; number of men and
average per month, IS; horses and carts
average per month. 7; area in square wards
i1s,b9,3T2; cost. S3I, $50; debris removed In
cubic yards, 1888.
statement Of area and amount deducted
on account OF inferior work during the
year. gives a total in square yards Of la :
Otli amount deducted. si22T
The dallys hand cfesning system is no
long Dr1i1<1S The work has given
sucn - that il could only
ne 0 he risk of serious
cOFsps FMS, who have been
urgent dsfhands were made for its exten-
SIC. the pressure having been so great
ina the daily schedule was gradually in
ere tsed from S94 lbs square yards to 612-
40 square yards. .
BY thi. system the streets are kept clean
during the Gay. Each man is assigned to
certain section or block and is provided
nd half h.,r