Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-04

this nature had been begun a year ago. and
as an examination has shown most excel
brick this years work was carried on
IN the same manner. We now have over
the city. which has cost s1,sls.t35. II is
therefore important 10 keep up all repairs
from year 10 year to maintain their in
The work Of the coming year will,
doubtless, embrace the construction OF
the Saddle creek line 70 serve not only
Tor future storm water disposal. but TO re-
place a considerable amount OF worn out
revision of grades which will revive val
ues to property seriously damaged by un-
necessary embankments. Other main sewer
construction will doubtless be needed IN
outlet for the South Twenty.fourth, street
pie funds for the construction OF these
mains are now in hand.
proper to state that, aside from the ordi-
etc. constructed by the sewer repair force
OF the city under the head OF sewer main
~tenance. the water troughs and fountains
were also placed in their charge during the
nave not only been kept in repair, but
have been kept In a good sanitary condition
by periodic cleansing with concentrated
Grading and other wArk.
The usual amount of grading and re-
pairs on the outskirts OF the city has
been carried on during the past year. This
tract on streets and boulevards under the
SUPERVISION Of the engineering department;
A Streets sssh ~ year e 9sas 70 r sas p ahsn the St p SAVING
II necessarily follows that the cost OF
washouts necessarily increases We now
seventy-one miles which are 1npaved. and
in the ~neighborhood of 200 miles more
sEraGed are at all Hniy T Rais'is rsSre senasd a or ia RSs
outlay for annual street maintenance,
c~rosswalks and sldewalk supervision.
sidewalks.
It has been my aim to eliminate II pos.
sible the wooden walks from the list OF
S SeaT NC perm TIahip ha Sne G BEEN IL iss tne pf for
wooden walks nor contracts let for their
repair. As soon as the old walks are al
up and no others allowed to replace them.
One inspector has been almost constantly
S %aTE ! en S DeGy,nf n oW9ess. al and p repsoTtins
whether or not the notices have been
needed. This has been done and is. neces-
sary to protect the city from damage
The ssgresats Of walks LAID in the pas;
year under contpact With the city Sns
2.25 miles. In addition to this, there were
laid under permits In pursuance of. reso.
miles Of biick and ARTIFICIAL stone walks
making q total OF 1907 miles OF perma'
nent walks laid.
Only one viaduct was constructed In
1901, that upon Twenty-fourth street oyel
This viaduct has a roadway thirty-hve fee
in width and walks on each side FIVE fee
In width, making a total width of forty
FIVE feet and a total length Of 1854 feet
Its construction Ia of iron with a roadway
Of plank. Like the other yiaducts hereto
fore constructed, its construction was a
the expense of the railroad companies. wh'
are also obligated to maintain the same II
of the Twenty-fourth street viaduct wa
100000. This viaduct closes a very i'm
portant link between Omaha and soutl
street car routes, as well as for othe
kinds of traffic.
Street Cleaning.
Among the most important and neglecteI
requisites OF municipal work in OmahI
is the proper maintenance Of clean an
in pavements and to get the. credit du
tain = the le' Psv en- cIesn. co%stortSble en-
inviting at all times. The sanitary condi
ton which is the most important Of al
annual allowance Tor street cleaning. IN
Importance of clean, healthy streets Is con
s siSe w By the c Slfss s as win a be 5ssS s
shown In the accompanying SOular 'ex
The money expended for cleaning Oman
streets last year was, In round number,
s22.oOO,, Most OF this necessarily had to ,
expended in cleaning about five of tn
eighty-ive miles OF our streets. BY tn
aid of sweeping machinery more area wa
covered than woul have been PRACTICABLE
by hand-and 1t. will be economy to In
|, crease the number with four additions
! pickup sweeping machines at a cost {
: $500 each n TO purchase a SUFFICIENT SUI
) ply. of hose necessary to wash the street
i periodically.
The cost OF street cleaning, where don
! by machinery in the past year, has aveI
: aged 80 cents per 1000 quare yards; I'll
: same work in 1889 is quoted In the ofiicil
: yards; the hours of work were ten pc
: day and labor was H.25, the hours no
being eight and day labor H.60.
i tricted into a few districts and q give