New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-10
THE NEW ASHCART.
To Haze Roll Top-Dirty Streets
Unavoidable N0w.

The uncovered ashcsrt which is seen daily in
New-York streets is to be thing Of the past.
for q new kind Of cart with roll top. viii make
its appearance here in three weeks. This ash
carrier was explained yesterday morning by Major
John McGaw Woodbury.. Commissioner OF Street
Cleaning. in 6 talk on The Waste on Our Streets,
and Their Value to U.s. the first in a course Of six
municipal mornings TO be held during March at the
Berkeley Lyceun Theatre.
Our ashcarts.'' said Major Woodbury.. ARE the
worst feature OF department For the last
three years have been working some idea for
a suitable covering to them. and the idea that we
about to put IN practice taken from a
roll top desk The cover slides up. the ashes go
IN. the slides down again-and there you are.
with your ashes all nicely concealed.
In three years" he said. I'VE have made 100000
worth Of artificial land by filing in with ashes
gathered IN the city. Most Of this work has been
done by convicts. They be put to good on
e dump heap and it is much better for them to do
such work OF Rikers Island than 10 sit in cells
The mosquito hole. salt marsh back of Coney
Island racetrack is being filed IN with Brooklyn
ashes"
Rubbish and garbage were the two other kinds of
waste discussed by Major Woodbury.. and the cart
ing ano final disposition Of them were Illustrated
by stereopticon views.
With the exception of old boots, which are sold
for 8 q BARREL papers. which bring Sc a ton. and
tin cans. which go TO Long Island TO be made into
sash weights all the rubbish is used to feed the fur
which the municipal electric lighting
plant Major Woodbury. explained. This plant. at
z7th-st- and the North River furnishes light to
Stable = OF the Street Cleaning Department and
70 the recreation pier at the foot Of West 52d-st.
Another plant is in construction at Delaney
81 and the East River, which Will light the VIII
tsnsbuTg Bridge and all the public schools within
the radius OF q mile.
With the exception Of the Holy Land I
call the upper West Side said Major Woodbury.
where we not allowed TO get TO the river, New
York Is IN better order now, in regard to the col
lectlons from its streets, than have ever known
II be.
"As 10 the snow piled in the streets 7 agree that
many fine residential districts yet in
dalous condition. but the continued cold weather
made the tee cling securely to the asphalt that
Il was impossible TO pick ii off
AFTER z EnoWStOrm there always certain
business streets that practical and sanitary in
rerests demand to BE- cleaned before the residential
districts touched. First the food approaches
must be cleaned. and that long backbone Of the
city Broadway Then We must go TO work In the
districts where there twenty grown persons and
fifty children TO every 2foot front. before touch
the streets where you find two grown persons and
one child to every 5o-foOt front
Do you Brown what II costs to clean just one
asked the speaker 1T costs exactly $780, and
have cleaned 20 miles in the Borough Of Manhattan.
We have moved far and at less price
this winter than ever before. Every cent given to
US for this purpose has been wisely and honestly
spent
y have apology make for the Department
Of Street Cleaning" said Major Woodbury. in con-
olusion. Il have only pride for the work Of my
men, who hive not been put up or down by reason
q party. In street cleaning We can have no such
thing rs party"