The age-herald., 1902-03-20
MAYOR AGAIN RECOMMENDS
 THAT CITY CLEAN THE STREETS
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Continued from Fifth Page) While those who are so unfortunate as to be unable to pay their fines, and are therefore forced to work out their fines and sentences are expected to perform their duties faithfully they are entitled to good and wholesome food and other necessary comforts. and should not be annoyed by drunken and disorderly pris- oners being brought in at all hours of the night. Until such a stockade has been provided we need not expect to receive the full benefits that might be derived from this source.
 Engineering.
 Your attention Is called to the report of the city engineer, which shows the extent to which public improvements have been carried during the year; also their char aoter, location, etc.
 This report shows that there has been expended during the year a total of S314,- 433, as compared with s76,576 in 1900 and $36, 409 in 1899. The various classes of inn provements were distributed under the following heads:
 euro stone .......... ........ ........ S4S, U23 Sidewalk paving ......... ............ 43, 700 Vitrifled brick street paving ......... 35, 073 sanitary sewers ............. ........... A,2f3 Storm sewers .......... ............... 5S 776 Street grading and macadamizing. 1195SS
 While the report shows that the cost of Improvements for the past year amounts to more than for many years past we have been petitoned by property owners, and the ordinances and estimates are be- ing prepared which should make the im- provement for 1902 amount to more than that of 1901
 The paving of ten blocks of Eleventh avenue, South, from Charles avenue to Twentieth street. met with such general approval that you have wisely entered into contract for the paving of North Twenty-first street During the year 96.- 37S feet of granite curbing has been set and 42,567 square yards of artificial side walk paving has been laid. By comparl- son it will be seen that you have caused to be laid in this one year more artificial sidewalk paving than the entire amount of ali kinds heretofore laid In my opinion there is no class of public improvement which meets the demands of the public more generally than a good sidewalk pavement, and you are to be congratu- lated that you have taken advantage of the low prices at which this work has been done. It will be seen that this class of improvement has been pushed more than any other. and 1 would strongly urge that this policy be continued and pave ments laid in all places where needed or asked for.
 Streets.
 From the report of the street commits sioner 1t will be seen that during the past year this department has expended for grading, repairing. cleaning, repaving paved streets $28 659 for wagons, teams, harness, etc., S32O6 making total cost of sSI. .s65, as against s26.142 for 1900.
 The department on sundry accounts is due, for grading and macadamizing, rent of steam roller, etc., $5I5S, reducing the total to $26706, as against s22,745 for 1900. This increase Is partly due to the pur- chase of a street sweeper, sprinkler and eleven head of mules and horses at cost of $2529.
 The report of the commissioner further shows that the total expense of $31, ,S65 includes $5474 paid for hired teams ap- proXimating one-siXth of the total eX- pense. It has been decided to discontinue the use of these hired teams (seven in number), as the department now owns thirty-two head of stock, which is suf ficient for its needs under the present conditions.
 Good and well-kept streets are one of the principal things that property-own- CTS and taxpayers have right to ex- pect of their municipal government. It will be impossible. however. to meet these requirements until oui prlnclpdl streets have been paved either with brick or as- phalt and the removal of trash and gar bage be done under the supervision of the street commissioner.
 Lights.
 Under our new contract the Consolidat- ed Electric Light Company agrees to fur nish to the city all the arc lights 1t may use of 200 candle power at a cost of sS0 per light per annum. This contract fur ther provides that all lights used by the city shall be, hung in the center of the streets when so ordered by the Board of