The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-16

Ashes will be gathered up once each week,
| and In some parts of the city oftener. Inc
contractor has provided himself with
| specially constructed wagons with covers
| for the collection OF ashes. HousekeepeIs
| will be required TO place ashes In cans or
| barrels separate from other waste, except
dirt or sweepings Psoer, bottles, cast-off
shoes, and clothing must be kept separate
| from both garbage and ashes, and special
! collection days will be made for that class
of refuse. The three receptacles will be all
| that s required, and the waste Will be re-
novel without cost to the hous keeper.
| Ashes will be carted to the public dumps
and disposed of for filling low lands. Paper
| and waste of that character will tie burned,
| while bottles, etc, will become the prop
| erty of the contractor, to be disposed OF az
he sees fit. Tin cans yill go 10 the dumps
with broken crockery and similar inde-
| structible materials.
. street Cleaning Service.
The District Appropriation BILL approved
June g. 1900, increased the amount avail
able for sweeping the streets by hand. By
| this means Superintendent Stutler has been
| able to enlarge the territory of hand
swept streets, ard to increase the number
of men SO employed. This part of the
| undertaking, as distinguished from con-
| tract work The men are hired by Super
| intenGent Stutler and are under his direct
SUPERVISION. satisfactory service has
been built up gradually, and Mr.. stutier
hopes in time to have all the paved streets
of the District swept by hand and to put
| an end 10 contract work In his department
The Superintendent of Street Cleaning is
| firm believer in the municipalization OF
economically and safely done. His expert
| ence. as related by himself. in the matter
of street cleaning has conviced him that
| better and cheaper work is done by men
EMPLOYED by the District than by those
| employed by contractors. He is oil the
| opinion that the municipal service should
| be encouraged and, as the District Govern
ment is ready to grapple with the prob
| lem. should gradually extend to the col
| lection of garbage and other waste. Mr.
stutler thinks taht it would be folly TO
;ump into the thing suddenly and waste
| lot of money on ill-advLsed experiments,
| b,tt he also is satisfied that the trend oil
| things Is toward the municipality doing
| its own work, Independent of contractors
With that end in view. Mr.. Stutler is nat
| urally gratified at seeing his street-clean-
| ing forces increase in efficiency and num-
| bcrs. .
AS n guide to the employees Of his de-
| partment. to the contractors and their
| men. and for the information of the gen.
eral public, Mr. Stutler has issued man
| ual to guide all concerned in the collec-
| ton of garbage and waste and in the
sweeping of the streets. In this manual
instructions are given and rules laid down
| informing all of the courses to be pursued
alike by the employees of the contractors,
| those of the municipality and by the gem
eral public The term garbage is de-
| fined as all refuse of animal or vegetable
| matter which has been used as food LOT
man and all refuse animal and vegetable
matter which was intended to be so USED
| including spoiled or condemned food. The
| torn, dead animals means all dead ami
mais or parts thereof not intended for use
| nc food for man The term miscellaneous
| reSuse is defined as all refuse from places
| of residence, except garbage and dead AMI
mails night soil. and ashes. The term
| .ashes" includes ashes from coal Or wood
and such mineral substances as old plas-
| tering, etc. as may accumulate in connec-
| ton with the ordinary occupancy of dwell
| ings. but not such as may result from
| building operations.
Mr.. Stutler has arranged that both gar
bag, and miscellaneous refuse shall be
collected by districts at stated intervals.
Garbage will be collected every day or
| every two days, according to location and
| the season of the year. Ashes will be
| taken once each week, and miscellaneous
refuse once each week.
1t is confidently expected both BY the
Commissioners and by Mr.. Stutler that the
| service soon to be organized will prove
highl. satisfactory to the people of the
District 1t is also anticipated by them
| that one oil the problems which has con-
fronted them for years has reached a
practical and economical solution.