Evening star., 1898-12-26

the work, IL done at all be done under the
immediate direction of the Commissioners
without contract. as he is thoroughly salts
neo thet II would be better accomplished
sn1 at less cost to the District than II done
under contract.
'basing my calculations" SAYS Mr.. Slut
ier on a weekly collection service which,
1 believe, will be sufficientlv freouapt 10
satisfy the demands of the public i asti-
mate that we will require thirty horses and
carts, with drivers from Nav / to October
INV, 81, any i.ly horses and carts with drivers
from november i to April 30 at an annual
cost OF $4,000: four inspectors AZ 81 Ioo
eacn' s4,foo: one clerk at 81 100. miscella-
heous expenses, S1.200; total, $40 200,
:. In, III ihahlhg up my estimate for this work
II II mas peen my purpose to ask for no more
money than Is actually necessarv m 40 the
, VT satisfactorily. l do not believe in an
tihg money to uphold extravagance
but ba1,o l pe1eve In starvation economy:
out nave endeavored to strike bappv
rneutum one that will enable us Ia nav our
WI .Hy iapor reasonable wages and insure
asted atory far results The appropriation
actually required to do the work and Is no,
SUBJECT TO revision or reduction
Appropriation Too Small.
ine commissioners have determined to
uIate the system as soon as possihle
alter congress shall give the authority and
'he FUNDS therefor. They regard s25 ooo as
nluch too small, but will make as good nro-
VISION as possible with that amount ~ thar
be all they can get. trusting the experl-
sum In future ''' '''i
method: f'P'9eN Ae"
nave given this subject much thought
al, aid nave MADE careful investigation Of
uhe methods and cost of doing the work i'm
number of the large eastern cities and i
assure you that have entire confidence I'm
IA! eaiculations. however small they may
appsar o,s IN comparison with the expenses of
IoiluuctlnS the work elsewhere In New
York city the ashes and refuse are removed
a. g. Puonc expense, at an annual cost of
SSo,'24; in Philadelphia. sol7,735 is appro-
IN Tor uhe work; in Chicago. $.l0 500:
Montreal s52,ooa and IN Savanna, Ga
sS9uo- Comparing my calculatio,.s with
tne FOREGOING, it is apparent that the esti-
10 cost iof the service in this city is
very low indeed
Ihat this work should be done at the
punnc expense and under the fmmediate
co1ltroi OF the Commissioners ins; lead of in
,he reckless and slovenly manner in which
II Is cone at present hauling ashes and de-
prls through the streets in broken-down
uncovered carts, nttering thoroughfares
WIN dfoppings and offending the principles
Oh Cleanliness and health in many WAYS is
SO apparent that / feel that | need nor GO
INTO detail to explain. The numerous ex-
presslons from our citizens on the suhiact
Ioeetner with the good and substantial
reasons pointed out from time to time by
the influential press of the city. keep us
constantly reminded that reform in the
present method is greatly needed.
FROM sanitary standpoint the removal
OF our ashes comes next in Importance tc
the removal of garbage. In fact. the two
are SO closely allied that many of our cit
liens continually violate the law and the
garbage regulations by mixing their refuse
with their garbage in order to have 1t re-
moved as garbage. When such a mixture
Is round the contractor for the removal of
garbage is not Obliged to handIa n ana
when he refuses 1t is either cast into the
pubic alleys or it is hauled through the
streets In open carts or wagons, spreading
It's FOUL and disease-breeding odors as it
goes