The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-17

we might not have ram IOT an eACuSr-
Our saving however, Is not sufficient
and we viii be compelled to suspend work
at least three days. rain OF shine. or ere
ate a deficiency which the law Will not
permit Us to do The Street Cleaning De
partment is not responsible for this state
of affairs: neither are the honorable Com
missioners, for the reason that on Febru-
ary Z. 1901, I submitted q statement and
deficiency estimate. which was approved
by the honorable Commissioners and for
warded with their estimate to Hon James
Mcmillan. Chairman of Committee on
District of Columbia, United States Sen
ate
The estimate, S13. $50, submitted was ia
vorabIy reported by the District Commit
tee. and placed in the Senate Deficiency
bill but was reduced in conference to
IS ga. which reduction is responsible for
the present state Of affairs.
The estimate was based upon the de
sire on the part of the Street Cleaning
Department to clean the streets even
when rain was falling in an amount not
sufficient to BE- effective in cleaning the
streets Not having been granted the
amount of the estimate we have not only
been forced to take advantage of very
light rains and omit street cleaning for
the past four months. bat we have been
compelled to reduce our force in order to
complete the fiscal year without deffciea-
cy"
In the statement accompanying the es-
innate forwarded TO the Senate Commit
tee last February Mr.. Stutler in expIana-
ton Of the request for additional funds,
said:
At the beginning Of the current fiscal
year schedules were prepared for clean
ing daily SIS, 900 square yards Of street
area by hand, and 100000 square yards by
machine; to this was added the cleaning
of 120-010 square yards Of paved alleys.
The schedules are prepared in accordance
with the appropriation. which is at pres
ent S155, 800. calculating on an average of
265 working days during the year From
July l TO January 81, or during the past
seven months, We have had exceptionally
fine weather. and have worked on I6S
days. IS days more than we did during the
same period last year. The average daily
cost of the work is $3.50. which makes the
expenditure during the past seven months
SIS 2S0, and leaves a balance of $56, T20 for
the remaining five months Of the fiscal
year. The average cost per month for
the first seven months was Sl4 $50; 50 that
If We continue the work for the last five
months OF the year as we nave during the
first seven months, We viii require an ad-
diitonaI appropriation of So, 49,
since the beginning OF the ascal year
there has been added to the machine
cleaning schedule 5000 square yards Of
newly paved streets and about 1909
square yards of newly paved alleys have
been added These additions to the sched-
UIes, which occur every year as rapidly
as new streets are paved, Of course adds
To the daily cost Of the work
If We do not receive additional funds
we viii either have to suspend work for
a sufficient number Of days TO cover the
difference or we must reduce the number
Of times Of sweeping per week, neither Of
which conditions should be permitted
Therefore. in order that We may continue
the present service, I have the honor 70
recommend that d deficiency appT0pTIa-
ton OF Sl3. 80 be asked for
Speaking Of the matter today Nj Slut
Ter said he made the estimate on as eco
nOmical a basis as possible. and to have
II reduced to $3.50 has been a source Of
trouble throughout the year.