The Washington times., 1902-09-03
Superintendent Warner
Stutler Presents An
nual Report.
MACHINES PROVE A SUCCESS
City Thoroughfares Kept Clean at a
Reduced Cost - Estimates for 1904
Increased Slightly, Owing to Wash
ington's Growth and Expansion.

The District Commissioners yesterday
received from Mr.. Warner Stutler his
report of the operations of the Street
Cleaning Department for the fiscal year
ended June 80 With the report are
combined estimates for the expenses
of the office for the fiscal year ending
June co. 1904. and several suggestions
relative TO the needs of the service.
Mr.. Stutler reviews the work of street
cleaning. both. by hand and machinery;
gives interesting data about the collec-
{ iion Of garbage and its disposal and in
dicates in detail what was done in the
ash service and in the removal of dead
animals and miscellaneous refuse.
While larger volume of work was
done than in former years. it was ac-
ocmplished at less cost. owing to i'm
proved methods. There was required,
he shows, only small deficiency apprs-
priations
The total appropriation available for
street cleaning during the past year was
s206,34S. distributed as follows:
For sprinkling. sweeping and cleaning.
s155.o00; deficiency for sprinkling.
sweeping and cleaning. s2O.24s; for snow
and ice work. $1,000; deficiency for snow
and ice work, $1,000; for salaries. s25.100.
In addition to the above the appro-
priation for the collection and disposal
of city refuse was s115,o00. making the
total appropriation for all purposes
sS21.s4S.
More Money Required.
MI. Stutler shows that the appropria-
tion CT si55.00o was 1920 less than the
amount expended for the same purpose
the previous year. and owing to the nat
area TO be covered. he asks that the ap-
propriation for the next fiscal year be
increased by $4,000. For the same rea-
son Mr.. Stutler states that he was
Obliged last year to ask for a deficiency
appropriation of s20,24S. as shown above.
.'The appropriation of $1,000 for snow
and ice work was merely sufficient to
remove the snow and ice from cross
walks and cutters after the first snow
storm OF the winter. This left us with
moval of snow and ice A deficiency an
preparation was, therefore, asked for
and same was granted on January 81.
the date on which the big snowstorm
commenced
.The appropriation of $4,000 for city
refuse was $1,000 less than that of the
previous year. due TO the fact that
temporary contract had TO be made from
July TO December, 1900, at which latter
date the present contract went into of-
feet This amount of s1i5000 covers ex-
listing contracts and the pay of inspec-
tors and incidental expenses
Machines Beat Hand Work.
The amount appropriated for street
cleaning has been expended as shown
in the following statements. the distri-
button having been made at the begin |
ming OF the year among the different
branches of the service in accordance
with the amount of work 10 be done
under existing contracts and under the !
direction of the Commissioners withoutI
contract
AT the beginning of the past year a |
contract was entered into with the Sani-
tary Street Cleaning Company. of this |
city, for the hire of 100 hand-sweeping
machines at S6.25 per month each. the |
company 10 maintain and keep the ma
chimes in good repair during the year. |
and the machines to become the proper
ty of the District on July /. 1902.
Half Billion Square Yards.
Previous TO the adoption and use of
these machines 80 men, with hand |
brooms. cleaned daily area of ,5s5, 500
square yards, making total area dur
Ing the year of 3,765, OPS square yards,
at cost of SIC, 439.47, whereas the same
force, using the machines. cleaned l.
s20,417 square yards per day. or total
Of 515.9s2, 800 square yards during the
year, at a cost of S79. 9.70446. 1t will,
therefore, be seen that 354 sos square
Yards more per day we're cleaned during
he past fiscal year than during the pre-
rious year, making total increase in
lrea cleaned of 102, ,227. 1892 square yards
II the comparatively small cost of S3.-
.64.99, whereas under the hand broom
method this increase In area would have
cost us s1S,9l2.
i'ui ih6 iAc sScA ASpi the CDst per
900 square yards was 1876 cents. and
Turing the past year this rate was re-
iuced to 15.S cents. which includes for
wear and tear one-fifth of the cost of
he 100 hand sweepers, due entirely to
he adoption of these machines The
tally area cleaned, therefore. was not
,nly enlarged and the expense reduced,
but the streets were kept cleaner than
sver before.
Saving Next Year.
During the current year further re-
luction in the cost will be shown for the