The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-12
Question Of the Fitness of Eisc.N
tive Officials to Cot,dt,et #
Great Business Entcr- XII III
prises Taken Into
Consideration. NJ

l. Consideration. s
.ClTY'S GREAT UNDERTAKINGS
means To the people who live In this gyi-f
chilly. said Mr.. Derbyside. his fine face a
tightening as he gazed at the happy throtg a
poor persons In Manchester who have not stSs
a uter!sll large enough In which to hold
water sufficient to properly wash ones ss
face. Large families ire packed into two II
small rooms and there cnh begno PHI
vacp, Fort the benefit of such as these w u
have set aside certain days when they
can have the use or the baths for Y ~ ss#
nominal charge OF d penny Thousands os
them are taking advantage OF this opporr--s
tunity and as n result tho death rate u S
decreasing, and 40 is the percentage cf
crime. IT was the same way with tie a.
wash houses. When we first started them tx
the poor women did not know what II WAS iii
to have clean clothing. 1T was q common isf
thing to find the water flowing from tho AZ
extractor very dirty, but the women imngS
ined their clothes We're clean enouglt.s ~ sB
force of example and constant eNplnna;-i}tsSg88
tion this has been overcome. They now ss
take Il pride In doing good work For sS
five cents in your money a woman can d Q z.
la large. washing and ironing and be fi1-8#s
3ished in less thanfour hours. IA.
r. School children are taught to swim. G
aaild classes are formed and drilled in life ~
saving Prizes are awarded for proficen4&f
#cy,} and expert swimming has become ono VI
Eoffthe regular courses ina common school
education. Although Manchester's bath N
ora tbs p H9T ne tnn Sfs L as
almost double the present Gu
spacity 1 wonder how many years VI y ssS
sclapse before the hotels of AIanclicstcr85S$
with baths. or to discard the antique 4{s
wash hows and REPLACE item with t,r
of bathing aGfommocda tcns the poor are
much better served than the rich and "
3well,to.do not only in Manchester, but
lin all large British cities. H Il N Sa3
85#, CT LEANING DFPA RTNt ENT. {5s u s
The Cleansing Department Of. Manchcs-
6tergis probably the largest In Il ic world ls
and deserves n more extended description
than that which follows ] t is Il dis tinct s
type OF municipal enterprise and 81 Is AZ
successful attempt to reduce to a mini-8
mum the expense and discomforts Of u
street cleaning and the disposal OF sew-lss
age ,io this end the city l,as bee9'n e
the landlord ofsa farming estnteSof I, $50 S$s
acres or. nearly six square miles OF IL M
The Cleaiing Committee includes tho rs
Lord Mayor as a member, and Is fespon-89s3
Fsibld for the sweeping and watering q S5
streets. PASSAGES and courts, and for THO gs
collection and disposal of hit SOL y md s$
and Institutions. The committees employ
1,S00 men and 420s horses. with large num-
bers of vans and carts. steam tugs. "
fleet Of boats four locomotives and TWEEN.
ty railroad cars. 1t builds Its vans and
carts, keeps in repair the immense Ina-
cinery plant and rolling stock used l,iss
Il liz,
brushes, receptacles for closets. nannfae-Sst
lures concentrated manure. mortnr.i soap. n
oils, grease. 5disnfecting powder YES and 81
many otter products which otherwise {
ed The manufacturing, plant ln tile pa rlsllasS
of Beswicll1 Is one pf the mos Eek snssy3fs
institutions;n England. nd a. sit no ~
will well repay the municipal student Whit,
desires to become informed on the best
modern methods I solving one ne. OF my ny
great pro bietns con fronting cities. sS 555
MARSHES RECLAIMED. ,s5
Several years ago there were two great
marshes situated in the suburbs g. (. Man
One hel9ngec u I.ord es2Triag
! III was nndlained and uncut tvated. The
city purchased 1T for $3.50 900. Il n ear tas
was another tract OF 2.595 acres belonging I
in 4 deplorable condition. It was occli-s$Sp
pied ny tenants who managed to exc out
m existence and pay rent for their tum
bledown novels and DOGGY land. $Ine CITY Il
purchased 1T for about 100000,
on both Of these estates It pr;oce e, Leg
to drain the land. tear down the old farm
houses and erect new ones. For q mite
and a half the estate faces the new ship 4
canal and will some day be lined with
factories. In. the meantime the city has
built railroads which convey fertilizers
from the city and carry back the farm
produce raised by the prosperous tenants
who now pay rent to the city; me ne
largest farm on the estate contains rs ieo
acres, for which the tenant pays slo;xaa
and where once was a dreary and dis
ease breeding marsh there are p now miles
high state of cultivation. II is the Yer
dict of the highest authorities that The
Manchester system Of utilizing refuse -
tie most perfect In existence. IA !. u.
| The expense Of the Cleansing Depart
ment for2the last fiscal year was 500. 900,
aud this was made possible by the fact
lthnt the receipts from the manufacturing
plant and tho farm estates reduced tho
cost by the impressive amount Of $40, Ooo.si
a must defer am account of Manchester's
interesting tramway until the next articlo.5
downright, 1901, by Fredcrcks UphamSS
| Adams.) W.,