Evening star., 1901-08-13
REASONS FOR INCREASES
MIR. STUTLER.s ESTIMATES For
STREET CLEANING SERVICE.
Amount Appropriated Less Than is
Required for the Work-GrOwth
of the City.

In his estimates for the expenses of the
street cleaning department for the fiscal
year beginning July 1. 1902. submitted to
the District Commissioners yesterday, the
principal points in which were given in The
Star Superintendent Warner Stutler said:
I'm submitting the estimate of $225.O00
for sprinkling, sweeping and cleaning
streets, avenues, alleys and suburban
streets. which includes S15,00o for increase
in the pay of laborers on hand cleaning
and $4,000 for flushing streets. l would re-
spectfully invite attention to the fact that
for the past year we had an appropriation
of $l55poo and deficiency appropriation of
ST. $40 making in all S161, ,24o. This amount
was not sufficient to continue the work
to the end of the year, and we were
compelled to discontinue all work for
the three last days of the year. We also
took advantage of very light rains and
suspended work on number of days in
order to avoid a deficiency For the cur
rent year We have an appropriation of S155,-
600, which is $14,400 less than the amount
required to do the work.
Reasons for Increases.
The increased estimate submitted for
the fiscal year 1903 is to provide for great
er number of days work during the year,
alleys added to the schedules each year;
also added unimproved streets due to
street Observation-Disclosures the natural
growth of the city.
Fifteen thousand dollars of the increase
estimated is to enable to pay 210 la
borers on hand street cleaning work $1.50
per day. an increase of p cents per day
each. This small increase in their pay
would only be a just recognition of the
untiring, faithful and satisfactory manner
in which they perform their work.
The estimate of $4,000 for flushing Is to
provide for thorough cleansing of the
streets during the heated period, when
we have but little no rain During
extreme hot weather there is a giuey sub
stance drawn from the asphalt that plas
ters the poisonous matter to the streets,
and nothing but a heavy rain flushing
will remove it. Flushing will wash away
all of the fine dust and more of poisonous
germs than any other method of cleaning
Therefore, in the interest of health, clean
liness and public comfort, 1 submit the es-
innate in the hope that it will meet with
the approval of the honorable Commission
ers and of the committee of Congress.
Snow and Ice Work.
THE estimate of 5000 for snow and ice
work is small as compared with the cost
of this work for a number of winters in
the past. The cost of snow and ice re-
moval for the winter of 1899 amounted to
$4,000, and while we may never again re-
quire that sum, we should always be pre-
pared with a sufficient amount to take up
the work promptly and prosecute it in
satisfactory manner. There should. there
fore, be available for this work at least
5000 for the winter.
City Refuse.
1.-THE estimate of s1O7,079 submitted for
the collection and disposal of city refuse
under existing contracts is s7,921 less than
hn mt fnr "a
duction being due to the transfer of the in
spection and clerical force from the per
diem to the annual salary list.
The estimate of $4,000 Is to provide for
the collection and disposal of ashes and
miscellaneous refuse from hotels, restau-
rants flats apartment houses markets and
all other business places not otherwise pro-
vided for. Since the inauguration of the
system of collecting this material from pri-
vate residences there has been no end to
the petitions, requests and demands for an
extension of the service to business estab-
lishments.
In the absence Of funds to extend the
service the ashes and refuse have been
moved from business places by private par
ties, and the work is done without proper
supervision, thus causing numerous COM
plants of the reckless manner in which
the material is collected and hauled through
the streets. Further, the material Is not
separated, and the mixture, which includes
paper and other combustible waste that
should be taken to the crematory is placed
on the public dumps and on vacant lots,
and thus becomes a serious nuisance by
being blown over the streets and burned
on the dumps.
Defects in the Service.
Until all the ashes and miscellaneous
refuse are collected and disposed of under
one supervision the service will be defect
i've, and a nuisance rather than benefit.
The appropriation made for the collection
and disposal of city refuse was $115 900, or
$35, 600 less than the estimate submitted for
the work, and until we are allowed the ad-
ditional amount 1t cannot be done in a sat-
isfactory manner"
AS stated in The Star yesterday, Superin-
tendent Stutler recommends as a solution
of the veXing per diem pay question which
has seriously affected his department,
that all the officers and members of the
clerical force be transferred from the per
diem to the annual salary list. He asks for
no increase In the executive force, and SUBJ
mits salary list follows:
One superintendent, $500: one assistant
superintendent, $1,000: one chief clerk,
S1.4O0: four clerks 81 200 each, S4SO0:
twenty-one inspectors, $1,000 each $25, 200;
one weighmaster, 1920; one foreman of
public dumps, $500: one foreman at crema-
tory, $500; one stable foreman. 500; one
foreman at property yard, 500; one assist
ant weighmaster, 800; one messenger and
driver, 500; total salaries $41, 500
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