The Washington times., 1901-08-13
THE CLEANING OF STREETS
Department Estimates for the
Next Fiscal Year.
Aa Increase of 100000 Asked for
by the Superintendent Reorgnn-
ization of the Clerical Force
Suggested - Per Diem EmpIoyes.

by the Superintendent Reorgnn-
ization of the Clerical Force
Suggested - Per Diem Employees.
Warner Stutler, the Superintendent of
Street Clea ming, yesterday submitted to
the Commissioners his schedule of esti-
mates for the expenses necessary to the
proper conduct Of his office for the fiscal
year ending June 90 1888 With the esti-
mates Mr.. Stutler also submits a recon-
mendation for the complete reorganiza-
ton of the department MIR. Stutler en-
phas sizes the fact tina. such a reorgani-
cation is necessary, and refers to the en-
| barrassment to his office by the adverse
decision of the Treasury Department rela-
| tive to the per diem employees
The estimates contain the following
| items: For sprinkling, sweeping. and
cleaning streets avenues, alleys, and sub
urban streets. including necessary Incl
dental and contingent expenses, $4,000;
for increase in pay of 30 laborers on
hand street cleaning work, from Sis to
so per diem, $1,000: for flushing streets
at night during the hot s miner months,
so geo; total, s225, 600
For cleaning snow and ice from streets.
cross walks, and cutters, under the act
approved March p 1897, 5000 additional is
asked
With reference to the collection and dis
posal OF city refuse Mr.. Stutler recon-
mends the following items: For collec-
ton and disposal of garbage Contract
price,, S5l Go; for collection and disposal
of ashes from private residences tom
tract price, s29.919: for collection and dis
posal of night soil Contract price,, $1,000;
for collection and disposal of misceilane-
Gus refuse from private residences (con-
tract price,. S. 900: total amount of con-
tracts. s1o6.579; incidental and contingent
expenses. $500: total. $40. 079. For collec-
ton and disposal of ashes and miscella-
neous refuse from hotels. apartment
houses. markets, restaurants, and other
business establishments mot otherwise
provided for. $4,000; total city refuse.
s1i2.O79.
For salaries the recommendations are.
One superintendent, s., 500: one assistant
superintendent, $500; one chief clerk. ST.
400; four clerks, $1,000 each. $500; twenty
one inspectors. 1900 each, $500; one
weighmaster. 81 200: one foreman of pub
lie Jumps, 5000; one foreman at crema-
tory, $500; one stable foreman, $500; one
foreman at property yard. 500; one assis-
tant weighmaster, 500: one messenger
and driver, 800; total salaries, 81 500; to-
tai estimate for the department, Si13,57g
Mr.. Stutler, at this point in his sche-
dule, gives an explanation of his estimates
and Institutes comparison between the
expenses provided for during the present
fiscal year and those estimated for the
coming fiscal year, as follows: Hand
cleaning, this year $4,000. for next year
ss6, $50; machine cleaning, this year $4,000,
for next year s45,S50; cleaning alleys. this
year $4,000, for next year SIG, i25; clean
ing unimproyed streets. this year slS,4O0,
for next year s20,5l5; labor on public
dumps, this year $500. for Eext year 49,
OJ0; sprinkling unimproved streets, this
year s., O00 for next year 5000; horse and
buggy hire, this year $500. for next year
81 800; incidental and contingent expenses,
for this year $1,000. for next year 5000.
The total expenses for the current fiscal
year. according to the above statement,
is Sl69, 400, for which was appropriated
$50, 900, with Loo deficiency. The in
crease in pay for laborers for the coming
fiscal year is estimated at $1,000. and an
item for flushing streets of $4,000. AS
compared with the items of the new es-
Inmates comparing with those of the pres
ent fiscal year, the aggregate amount es-
timated is $4,000 and with the two items
last mentioned, S225, 90.
In explanation of these increased ex-
penditures, Mr.. Stutler says:
In submitting the estimate of US 60
for sprinkling, sweeping, and cleaning
streets, avenues. alleys, and suburban
streets, which includes $4,000 for increase
ia the pay of laborers on Misunderstanding,
and $4,000 for flushing streets, 1 would
respectfully invite attention to the fact
that for the past year We had an appro-
priation OF Sl55,O00 and deficiency APP
preparation of S6.2iO, making In all sl6l, 240.
This amount was not sufficient to con-
unue 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 or very
light rains, and suspended work on a
number Of days in order TO avoid de-
ficiency. For the current year we have
an appropriation of sl55.ODo, which is
81, 100 less than the amount required to
do the work.
The increased estimate submitted for
the fiscal year 1913 is to provide for a
greater number of days work during the
year, and for the care of newly paved
streets and alleys added to the schedules
each year; also added unimproved streets
due to street extension, otherwise the nat
ural growth of the city.
Fifteen thousand dollars of the in
crease estimated is to enable us to pay
2IO laborers on hand street cleaning work
81 so per day, an increase of 70 cents per
day each. This small increase in their
pay would only be just recognition of
the untiring, faithful, and satisfactory
manner III which they perform their
work.
THE estimate of $1,000 for flushing is
to provide for a thorough cleansing OF
the streets during the heated period,
when we have but little or no rain. Dur
ing extreme hot weather there is gluey
substance drawn from the asphalt that
plasters the poisonous matter to the
streets. and nothing but heavy rain or
flushing will remove 1t. Flushing will
wash away all of the fine dust and more
of poisonous germs than any other
method of cleaning; therefore, in the