Evening star., 1902-01-20
DEFICIENCY ESTIMATE
THE STREET CLEANING FUND MUST
BE REPLENIsHED.
Good Weather of Present Winter Sea-
son Exhausts the Appropriation
superintendent Statement.

The unusually fine weather that has pre-
vailed In Washington during this winter.
and, in fact, ever since the beginning OF
the present fiscal year, has played havoc
with the appropriation for cleaning the
streets of the capital. The appropriation IS
made by Congress each year, it Is under
stood, on the supposition that there will be
a stated number of fnclement days on which
there will be no street cleaning work done.
There have been few such days, however,
this winter. Today Mr.. Warner Stutler,
the superintendent of street cleaning, for
warded a statement to the District Com
missioners asking that deficiency esti-
mate of more than 10000 for street clean
ing be forwarded to Congress. In submit
ting this estimate the superintendent says:
II have the honor to submit for your
consideration the following statement and
recommended ton relative to a deficiency in
the appropriation for sprinklng, sweeping
and cleaning streets. avenues alleys and
suburban streets for the current year.
THE additional amount of work to be
performed each year on account of newly
paved streets and alleys and the opening
of new streets calls for an increase each
year in the appropriation
Added to Schedules.
During the fiscal year ended June 30,
1901, there were added to the schedules
about 100000 square yards of newly paved
streets and 10000 square yards Of alleys;
also an unusual increase in the area of
newly graded unpaved streets. A corre-
spending increase in areas has been added
so far during the current year, making the
growth of the city in this respect at least
10 per cent yearly.
1.-THE appropria ton for the past year was
s155,0O0, which was not sufficient, and
deficiency estimate of $13,4S0 was submit
ted. but only s6,2f0 allowed, making in all
10 lr,,t of oh n
enable us to do the work in proper man
ner. and the cleaning had, therefore, to be
suspended for number of days, including
the last three, during the year In order to
prevent further deficiency.
Notwithstanding the increase in the
work to be performed during the current
year. above indicated, our appropriation
Is less, being only $155,O0O.
Exceptional Season.
During the first half of the current year
the demand on the appropriation was
greater than in any previous year, not only
by reason of the added area, but on ac-
count of an exceptionally dry season, which
necessitated greater number Of days
work and an unusual expenditure for
sprinkling unimproved streets.
"One hundred and forty-three days work
was done during the first half of the pres
ent year, and the expenditure for same
amounted TO S92,S2o, or an average Of s649
per day.
THE average number of days on which
work has been performed during the last
half of the year in previous years is 127,
which at daily cost of s649 equals So 423,
the amount required to continue the street
cleaning to the end of the current year.
The balance of the appropriation on hand
is $62, ,1I5, and this sum deducted from the
estimated amount required leaves $40, ,24S.
Il would. therefore, respectfully recon-
mend that the sum of $2O,24S be included
in the deficiency estimates for sprinkling,
sweeping and cleaning streets, avenues,
alleys and suburban Streets"