The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-21

the editor of New York weekly (Which
failed) called Chatter"
Some years before a philanthropic
person had given to the city a fine,
carved granite watering trough for
horses and dogs, which was placed on
Mail street back of the postoffice For
a year it remained there, dry as a
bone, wholly without water, with its
carved inscription, Drink. Gentle
Friend" mockery and delusion. For
some reason or other the Board of AL
dermen failed to make the necessary
appropriation for it's connection with
the water main.
Ralph ridiculed this and rallied at It
in his paper, and finally he hired
twelve negroes, and finally in glaring
yellow rubber coats, on which Chat
ter" was printed in many places; gave
them huge yellow pals and kept them
for several weeks in constant process
sion between his office, where they
filled their pals, and the previously
empty trough, into which they poured
water
Everybody laughed. The news
papers took the matter up, and in a
few days thereafter the Aldermen has
tened to see to it that that trough
was connected with a water main. And
1t was fine advertisement for Chat
ter"
New York scrubbing Up.
Now that the ordinance against the
use of soft coal within the corporate
limits is being enforced again, after
having been suspended by Mayor Low
few days before the miners went
back to work, the city is beginning to
scrub up. And it is paying many a
" H., 80 -k..x
to get clean.
One of the best known renovators Of
buildings in the city told me yester4
day that his firm had contracts under
way aggregating nearly $4,000, and
ttat he knew of several other houses,
each of which had as much business
in hand.
New York is trying to get clean all
in hurry" he said, land, as a result,
the renovating trade is experiencing
the greatest boom in years. In fact
so much work is being showed at us
that we will not be able to see clear
decks. SO to speak. for months. 1
fully believe that the rush will keep up
for the better part of year, perhaps
longer, and that over a half million
dollars will be spent in renovating
THE principal part of our work is
on bank and trust company buildings,
which are generally of marble or fine
stone; hotels. downtown stone front
residences and skyscrapers 1t takes
from two to three weeks to clean a
residence. about double that period to
renovate the average bank building,
and from two TO three or four months
to brighten up skyscraper. The cost
of cleaning a skyscraper ranges any,
where between $1,000 and $1,000
Salt Water for street Cleaning.
There seems to be a remote possi-
bility that Street Cleaning Commits
sioner Woodburys plan of laying sup
Elementary water mains throughout
the most crowded section OF the city,
into which water direct from the rlv-
ers shall be pumped exclusively for the
purpose OF flushing the pavements, will
meet with serious consideration.
New forks water supply will be
greatly oyertaxed within a few years
By the demands made upon II for
hosisehold and manufacturing pur-
poses, and even now the FIRE depart
ment - sometimes hampered by lack
Of water Indeed. that was undoubf-
edly one or the reasons for the great
loss Of life a. the Park Avenue Hotel
IRE. Thus, IL IL evident that the pres
ent supply must not be greatly en-
croa ched upon by the street cleaners,
Notwithstanding the tremendous san
itary importance 81 their work
Paris uees Selhe water for flushing
her pRYemenfsi London, in some Sec
lions, uses gafer from the muddy
Thames fof cleaning her streets. and
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