Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-20
STREET CLEANING
Report Of Superintendent for the Past
Fiscal Year.
COMPARISON MADE OF Two METHODS
Estimates Of Department Expenses
for Year Ending in 1902.
NEW FEATURES DISCUSSED


Mr. Warner Stutler superintendent of street
and alley cleaning of the District, has SUBJ
mitted to the Commissioners his annual re-
port for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1900,
with an estimate of the amount necessary
for the proper conduct of the department
for the fiscal year ending June 50, 1902 to-
gether with such recommended IONS as, III us
opinion, will improve the service, fol-
lows:
A statement Is made Of the amount APP
propriated for work of all classes. includ-
ing employees salaries, for the fiscal year
ended June 80. 1900:
For sprinkling, sweeping and cleaning.
s145, 600; for salaries, $4,000; for snow and
ice work, $1,000; unexpended balance snow
and Ice appropriation, s1,77019. Total,
s172 97o19.
The amount appropriated has been ex-
pended. the superintendent says, the dis
tribution having been made at the begin
ming of the year among the different
branches, according to the amount of work
to be done.
A review of the work of the year shows
that the force employed in the hand clean
ing of streets was engaged a total OF 254
days. The number of men employed was
1853; carts, IA; total number of square yards
cleaned, 307, $50, little maximum being 30
sol ,S51 square yards in August, 1899, and
the minimum II. 1913, 1913 in February, 1900.
The contract rate for hand cleaning was
80 cents per LOCO square yards. the total
cost for the year being s65.659.SS. The to-
tai number of cubic yards of debris re-
moved In the year was 1873.
The statement of machine cleaning for
the year showed a total of 119, 643, 143 square
yards CT area, covered at cost of $34 H. 81.
The contract price 10 cents per 1.OOO
yards of debris was removed. Number of
days employed, PA
Thoroughfares Cnimproved.
For the care of improved alleys the fol-
lowing exhibit is made: Total number Of
days employed, 243; aggregate area. 30,
0s5, POS square yards; total cost. $9,92s. 10;
debris removed. 1892 cubic yards.
Unimproved streets: Number Of days en-
ployed, 25Ol4: net cost S16619.4O deduc-
ton of S3,130.96 having been made for lost
time; total of area covered, 29,97O731
square yards; debris removed, 1926 cubic
yards.
Unimproved alleys: Number Of days en-
ployed, 2723s; net cost, s5.926.42, deduction
OF $671 Os having been made for lost time;
total OF area covered, 9.6s9,691 square
yards: debris removed, 1902 cubic yards.
Public dumps: Sixteen men employed for
all but two months in the year: wages paid,
$50 per day; total cost, $S,247; refuse de-
posted, 361, 112 cubic yards. Two foremen
at the rate of 81 per day each and one
laborer 325 days at 81 90 per day.
Snow and ice work: A total Of six fore
men, and laborers ranging in number from
151 TO $40, with horses, carts and wagons,
as needed. were employed on this work
from February II to March Is, 1900. The
total cost was $377O16.
The cost of sprinkling unmproved streets
and avenues is placed at 81, $3.50 for a
service covering seven months The cost
of horse and buggy hire and livery was
n nIt,1a
teams. The incidental expenses of the de-
partment amounted to S1O93. 5s.
The salaries were:
One superintendent So, 900; one assistant
superintendent, $1,000; one clerk 5000; four
inspectors, at $1,000, 81 500; ten inspectors,
at LOO $1,000; three assistant inspectors
d at $3.50 5000 4oo; one foreman Of public
$500; total amount for salaries, $4,000.
Recapitulation.
Statement of expenditures for the various
branches of the service under this DEPART
ment for the fiscal year ending June 80
1900:
Total appropriation, S17297O19 Hand
cleaning, $50 500 IS; machine sweeping. s34.-
1922; cleaning improved alleys, Sg92s 10;
cleaning unimproved streets. S16619 4O
cleaning unimproved alleys, $5,92S.49; snow
and Ice work, $S,77016; labor on public
dumps, Ss,24l.o0 .sprinkling unmproved
streets, 81 ,457.50; horse and buggy hire
81, sSs.67; incidental expenses, 81 093 IS; sal
aries. $4,000. Total expenditures, S172,-
92569. UneXpended balance, SAG. 90
Estimates for Fiscal Year 1902
Street cleaning-For sprinkling sweeping
and cleaning streets, avenues, alleys and
suburban streets, including necessary Incl
dental expenses, s1G9, 400 for cleaning snow
and ice from streets, cross walks and gut
tiers, under the act approved March ., 1897,
IN ca aria (na
s2"2p; one assistant superintendent 81 600:
one chief clerk. $1,000; four inspectors at
81 300 each, $500: thirteen inspectors, at
81 100 each, $14.3OO; one foreman of public
dumps $500; one messenger and driver.
$500. Total, S2o0,0OO
City refuse-For collection and dismissal
OF garbage, sol $50; for collection and dis
posal of ashes. $20,979; for collection and
disposal of night soil, $1,000; for collection
and disposal Of miscellaneous refuse IS 0OO
Salaries-Five inspectors at 81 100 each,
5000; two clerks at 81 100 each, $500: one
weigh clerk at 81, 100. 81 100; incidental ex-
penses, $421. Total, S1l5,So0.
In submitting my annual report of the
operations of the street cleaning depart
ment for the fiscal year ended June 30,
1900" says Mr.. Stutler, Il respectfully in
vite your attention to some few features
of last years work, shown In the fore
going tables, which deserve more than per-
functory notice. Tabulated statements and
even carefully computed totals are not al
ways exhaustively descriptive of work
done; better proof of which not be
found in this report than in those figures
which appear to show the opera tions of
the Misunderstanding force.
Hand Cleaning.
'"The hand system of cleaning streets
was adopted in this city July l, 1897 and
has been continued with unqualified sue
cess up to the present time It's tentative
period, If indeed it was ever deemed an ex-
pertinent, has passed; If 1t was ever on
trial the verdict is in it's favor. The daily
area cleaned during the first year was
3e4 l2S square yards at contract rate Of
81 cents per 1850 square yards.
During the first year Of this contract,
the life of which was two years, 1 gathered
data from which l was enabled to show
that the work could be better done, and
less cost TO the city by day labor with
out contract than If done by contract.
1.-The second year the daily Misunderstanding
schedule was increased from 39i. lbs to 702,-
$40 square yards, of which 30S,512 square
yards was cleaned directly by the District
at an average cost of IS cents per LOCO
square yards, as against 81 cents per 1000
square yards paid the contractor.
mo bids were received for Misunderstanding.
and the work is being done by day labor
without contract, at cost of Is cents per
1890 square yards. This reduction in the
cost enabled us to further enlarge the daily