The Washington times., 1901-09-14

such as tin cans. broken bottles crockery,
etc, removed. The garbage is then shov-
/ eled into fourteen large digestors, where
II is boiled by steam and subjected to
steam pressure.
This treatment extracts a great por-
! ticn of the oils and greases, which, to-
Sether with an unavoidable quantity of
water, Is pumped to the upper story.
where it is allowed to settle for some
/ hours, and the oil is then drawn off. The
pressed garbage is broken up and trans
( ierred by bucket belts 10 an oven. where
all of the moisture is dried out The pro-
duct is then ground finely, and is de-
posted IN a storehouse for fertilizer. and
TINS iertilizer. together with the oil ex-
tracted in the first instance, is the result
of The converting process.
During the fiscal year ended June 30,
1871, S.636 dead animals and fowls were
collected, consisting. as shown in the fore
gong statement, of horses, cows, mules.
| cats, dogs, goats. rabbits, rats, and
and removed to the transfer station in
wagons designed for that purpose, where
they are placed in a tight box car lined
with zinc, the doors of which kept
closed at all times. except, of course,
when the animals are being loaded into it,
Every evening the car is taken to the
garbage plant and unloaded, after which
it is thoroughly washed and fumigatoG
before being returned to the transfer sta
ton. The dead animals are cut into
pieces. paced in the digestng tanks, and
I'm accordance with the act making ap
preparation for collection and disposal of
city refuse, contract was entered into
with r. V. Rusk for collecting ashes from
years, at an annual cost of $29.979
The recommendation and estimates
submitted by me and approved by the
Honorable Commissioners in the years 1893
and 1899 for collection and disposal of
ashes at public expense was finally fav-
orably considered by Congress, and an
appropriation made for the service. The
estimate, however. as passed WAS cCnSid-
erably reduced, and as consequence we
could only enter into a contract for
weekly service from private residences.
Prior to the fiscal year ended June 30.
1891 the ashes was collected and removed
without supervision, and the work was
done in a reckless manner. The ashes
We're mixed with all kinds of refuse and
were scattered on the streets, deposited on
dumps and vacant lots, where they became
a nuisance and a source of complaint.
Under the present system the refuse from
private residences is separated; the ashes
taken to low land and used for filling pur-
poses, and the combustible waste to a
crematory and burned.
THE service of collecting ashes during
the past year, although in a measure ex-
perimental, has been satisfactory and
beneficial to the city. As shown by the
fore going table 81 .059 cubic yards of ashes
We're collected and properly disposed of;
whereas, under the old method they
would have been mixed with pepper and
other Objectionable material, and depos-
tied on dumps, streets. vacant lots, and
alleys. as is done at the present time by
private parties hauling from business
places.
Miscellaneous refuse is collected from
private residences and disposed of under
a five year contract with K. V. Rusk at
a cost of sS.0O0 per annum. The collec-
ton of ashes and miscellaneous refuse is
done by the same contractor and by the
same collectors; the refuse being put in
ND ft1.as.
the place for deDositing the latter from
which point 1t is taken to the crematory
at the foot of South Capitol Street and
disposed of.
Although a large quantity of refuse
has been collected from private resi-
dences by the contractor, it does not rep
resent half the amount that should be
collected from business places at public
expense and under proper supervision
While some of the refuse from business
establishments is taken to the crematory
and there disposed of, for which disposal
provision was made in the contract a
large quantity finds its way into the
streets and alleys and on dumps and va
cant lots. to be blown about by the wind.
much TO tine annoyance OF the public
Paper not only litters the streets b,lt II
is also Objectionable because of the dam
ger Of horses being frightened thereby
MT stutler submits with his report the
following schedule of estimates for the ex-
penses of the service for the fiscal wear
ending June 30 1909
FOR Sprinkling, sweeping and cleaning
streets alleys, and suburban streets in
Guiding necessary incidental and contin-
gent expenses 0,000; for increase in pay
OF 20 laborers on hand street cleaning
work from $1.25 to $3.50 per diem SIS. 900;
FOR flushing streets at night during the
hot summer months. $50 600: for cleaning
snow and ice from streets cross walks
and cutters under act approved March 2
1897; 5000: for collection and disposal of
garbage contract price,, $51, 800: for COL
lection and disposal of ashes from private
residences Contract price,, 500 979: for col
lection and disposal of night soil contract
price. $11, 600; for collection and disposal
of miscellaneous refuse from private resi-
dences contract price,, IS, coo; incidental
and contingent expenses. $500; for collec-
tion and disposal of ashes and miscel-
laneous refuse from hotels, apartment
houses, markets, restaurants, and other
business establishments mot otherwise
provided for. $35, coo For salaries: One
superintendent, 81, 500: one assistant super
intendent. 81 600; one chief clerk, 81. 100;
four clerks 81 200 each, $4.s00: twenty-one
inspectors $1,000 each, $25, 200; one weigh
master. $1,000; one foreman of public
dumps 5000; one foreman at crematory,
$500; one stable foreman. 5000; one foreman
at property yard, 500; one assistant
weighmaster, 800; one messenger and
driver. 500. Total salaries, 81 500. Total
estimate for department. sil3,519.
In closing his report Mr.. Stutler states
that d reorganization of the personnel
of the department is extremely necessary
at this time, Tor the reason lndt tNe
Treasury officials placed different con-
struction on the law which applies to
offices and work under the Street Clean
ing Department than that placed upon 1t
by the Honorable Commissioners, and we
were thereby forced to dispense with two
foremen which seriously interferes with
the work of the department. AT the pres
ent time some of the employees on street
leaning are on the annual salary list,
others on the per diem list, and all en-
ployes on city refuse work are on the per
diem list.
''The annual salary list provides for
only one clerk In the office, whereas we
have been compelled, account of in
creased work. to detail two inspectors on
street cleaning and two city refuse
work to serve in clerical capacity in the
office most of the time.
''In the estimate submitted for salaries
| have asked for no new places. but only
proper classification In accordance with
the work performed. and that the per
diem employees be placed on the annual
salary list. This done. much of the an
noyance to the Commissioners over per
diem pay will be avoided"