Evening star., 1902-09-02


cost to the District under the present sys
tenn is s1o,a39 less. The service is ais
much better, as where formerly weekly col
lections were given they are now made semi
weekly, and in sections where they wer
then twice weekly, tri-weekiy collections ar
required.
In August, 1901, the contractors for tn,
collection and disposal of garbage com
planned that .householders were mixing tir
cans, broken crockery, glassware, etc, will
the garbage, and requested that steps b,
taken to separate refuse in accordance witt
the terms OF their contract, as the machin
cry at their plant was being injured by
such foreign matter. A warning notice
against this practice was thereupon issued
In card form and distributed throughout the
District
The table showing the collection Of dead
animals is interesting, as showing the death
rate of the citys miscellaneous animal in
habltants. There were collected $50 horses
70 mules, 5S cows, II goats, 3,519 dogs, 4O1t
cats, 96 rabbits, $50 rats, 4S6 poultry and
IA miscellaneous, or a total of cess ami
mails of all kinds, against $50 horses, Is
cats, so rabbits, 500 rats, All poultry and
l53 miscellaneous, or total of S,636 for
the previous year, being an increase in the
number collected of 1,052.
Collection of Ashes.
Dealing with the collection Of ashes the
report says:
During the past year 67,332 cubic yards
OF ashes were collected at the contract price
or S29,919, less $75 for fines imposed. as
against 51,o6s cubic yards the year pre-
Vlous, being an increase of 1926 cubic
yards The increase was due in part to the
natural growth Of the city, and also to the
TACT mat greater number Of householders
TOOK advantage of the service, who had en-
pIoyed private collectors the previous year
mere was a marked Improvement in the
service uurlng the past year, as shown by
the increased collections and the very few
complaints received, the contractor being
at 1ault in only seventy-five cases.
Hurlng the past year the department has
e.. seineu 3 numerous petitions and requests
TOT coilections from business places. such
as hotels, apartment houses flats etc II
was impossible, howeverto meet the wishes
Q! the petitioners, the appropriation pro-
Vlueu Tor service from private residences
only
Recommends Reorganization.
In MS estimates Superintendent Stutler
again recommends a reorganization of his
department by putting all the per diem Off
clals on annual salary. regard to street
cleaning Mr.. Stutler explains his estimates
as follows:
Inc current appropriation for sprink-
Ing sweeping and cleaning streets, ave-
nues alleys and suburban streets is $780,
Wy. VI thls sum $4,000 was granted to en-
aple us to increase the pay of the street Ia
borers from $1.25 to s1.5O per day, for which
the department and the laborers are very
thanktul. The amount recommended for
dne dne nscal year ending June 80, 1904, is $685.
OOO, an increase Of $4,000
The demands on the street cleaning de.
partment increase with the growth of the
.ily. An increase in population means the
building of houses, the extension and paw
ing OF streets and alleys, and also an in
creased accumulation Of refuse. To meet
the new conditions and to keep pace with
the growth of the city call for additional
expenditure of public funds commensurate
with the degree Of cleanliness to be at
tained.
Flushing the Streets.
IAN estimate Of $4,000 for flushing
streets was submitted last year, and the
same Is renewed, the object being to pro-
vide for a thorough cleansing Of the streets
al night during the heated period, when
we have but little or no rain BY flushing
the street surface is washed and cleansed
as no sweeper can do it. The flushing
should be done twice each week especially
In hot weather, when sticky substance
exudes from the asphalt pavements to
which disease germs adhere. The pave
ments also become slippery in wet and
1ogsy weather, and in dry weather fine
dust accumulates, which can only be re-
moved by water.
Increases Recommended.
IAN increase Of $4,000 is estimated for
snow and ice work, for the reason that
with the exception of one year the 81, 900
heretofore appropriated has never been suf-
hclent to do the work. This state of affairs
was well Illustrated last winter, when, as
the regular appropriation of $1,000 was
spent on the first snow storm, It became
necessary to ask for a further appropria-
ton OF $4,000 to enable us to cope with sub
sequent falls Of snow
The appropriation for the collection and
disposal of ashes and miscellaneous refuse
was SO small that we could only enter into
a CONTRACT for a weekly service from prt-
Fate residences whereas collection should
be made from all business places as we'll as
private residences. The estimate Of sax
UO submitted is to provide a weekly c3l-
lection service Of ashes and miscellaneous
refuse from hotels, restaurants, flats, apart
nent houses, markets and all other husi-
ness places not otherwise provided for.
Since the inauguration of the system Of
colectlng this material from private resi-
uences there has been no end to the petit
tions and demands for an extension of tba
service to business establishments Tn tho
psence or funds to extend the service as
desired the ashes and refuse have been re-
moved from business places by private
parties, and the work is done without
proper supervision, thus causing nuuer-
Gus complaints of the reckless manner in
which the material is collected and hau1ed
through the streets. Furthermore. the ma
terra! Is not separated, and the mixture
which includes paper and other combustih,s
waste that should be taken to the crema
tory, is placed on dumps and on vacant
lots, ana becomes serious nuisance nv
being blown over the streets and burned IN
the dumps. VII
Until, therefore, all the ashes and mic
cellaneous refuse are collected and disposed
or under one supervision the service tn
that extent will be defective, and II is
hoped that we will receive such legisla tion
and appropriation as will enable us to over
come the present difficulty.
Matter Of Salaries,
I'm the estimate submitted for salaries T
nave asked for no new places, but only a
proper classification and readjustment in
accordance with the work performed, and
that the per diem employees be transferred
to the annual salary list. There are at
present twenty-five employees in the DEPART
ment on the annual salary list and fourteen
on the per diem list, eleven Of the latter be-
Ing paid out Of the appropriation for the
collection and disposal Of city refuse and
the other three from that for street clean
ing. Slight increases are asked for some of
the per annum emplOyes and daoraoca ~