The San Francisco call., 1907-03-05
MONEY SET ASIDE FOR
BART|NG AWAY DEBRIS
Supervisors Aid in Cleaning
the Streets of the
City
REPAIRS REQUIRED
Board of Works and Repair
Association to Follow
Up Sundays Work

sHousecIeanfng day was only an IN
cfdent in the general scheme of repair
ing the stfeets,' said A. W. scott or.
last night. 'We Intend TO go right
ahead with the work.
THE Street Repair Association and
the city government will cooperate IN
further work upon the thoroughfares.
The Board of Supervisors appropriated
$4,000 yesterday to be used by Presi-
dent Duffey of the Board OF Puolic
Works in carting away the DEBRIS
swept into heaps roy the volunteer
workers. Duffey will commence opera
tions with his entire force today ne
will secure all the avallaoie teams az
order to get the dirt away before II
can be scattered by wind and rain
Satisfaction was general yesterday
at the result of the Sunday work. me
rain complicated matters somewhat
but crossings were clean and there was
far less of that soup-like slush whlch
had defied pedestrians in Montgomery
and lower Sutter street at the nrst
sprinkle.
FURTHER WORK PLANNED
Duffev and, Scott appeared before the
Supervisors yesterday and urged that
s50 oOn he set aside to cart away the
sunday sweepings. Scott said that SV-
600 loads of dirt had been remoNeo
from the streets and that as many more
loads remained. Supervisor Boxton ad-
vocated the immediate appropriation OF
$4,000. He paid high tribute TO the
people who had assisted in the SUNDAY
work The finance committee OF the
hoard held a whispered consultation
and at it's conclusion Acting Mayor CAL
lagher announced that $4,000 would be
provided for the purpose
Scott was the host at dinner at the
Olympic Club last night, at whicn the
problem of street cleaning was uls-
cnssed At the dinner We're: Acting
Navor Gallagher, George Duffey, r. X
Taovd Lincoln Steffens, Dr. w c Riley,
q Wood. /. EIkins George Renner,
walter Dennison. Jo-ln Mcdonald, D. A
Rishop. l.. NJ King, A. E. Buckman. u.
]. O'Neil, w. A. Healey, c. A. warren,
Judge A. A Sanderson. M kosenIeio
and A. w. Scott Jr. In the company
80 tho men who had directed the
cleaning on Sunday, many OF them De-
ing expert contractors
II was decided to make campaign
for better streets and TO endeaVor 10
secure appropriations as large as the
CITY treasury can afford At the same
time the Street Repair Association Wlli
sunnlement the efforts of the munich
pality. The association YESTERDAY eN-
tended a vote of thanks to A w Scott
s,d ali who had assisted in the Sunday
work. A special tribute was paid TO
the women.
Duffey will devote his attention to-
dav TO Market, Townsend, Jackson and
Front streets. The Street Repair AS
sociation will set its men to work In
lower Fourth street, Battery and FIRST
streets. Instead of merely sweeping
the street surface, repair gang Will
accompany the broom brigade and NIL
in all holes with asphalt
VAST SUMS NEEDED
The street cleaning problem is one
Of the largest which the city now faces
1t will require the expenditure or vast
sums to accomplish the work. and to
keep the thoroughfares in repair will
necessitate continual appropriations or
generous proportions
BY expert contractors 1t was SAID
yesterday that the problem was even
more difficult in Eastern cities, where
snow is an element to be reckoned
with. In the East the people, facing
the difficulties which attend a big
storm, realize the necessity of these
heavy expenditures for street purposes.
New York has spent as much as $1,000
600 to clear away the snow. after q
single storm
IT is estimated that to keep the
streets of San Francisco clean and in
repair will require the sum of $4,000
a month or 100000 a year. In order
to do the work ii would be necessary
for the city to purchase an improved
equipment costing $4,000. The plan
approved by most of the contractors
contemplates general repair work
throughout the city at the outset
WOULD REPEAT WORK
The streets should be closed block
bv block" said Walter E. Dennison,
formerly of the City Street Improve
ment Company, "and each block thor
oughly repaired. Then the cleaning
problem can be ieasily solved But
streets full of holes and ruts jostle
the dirt from the wagons and double
the work"
Many of the members of the Board
of Supervisors are in favor of generous
appropriations for street purposes.
They expressed themselves as well
pleased with Sundays work. The sem
timent of many of them was voiced
by Supervisor o. A. Tveitmoe when he
said:
am in favor Of appropriat ting every avail
able cent in the city and county treasury for
the purpose of cleaning and repairing our streets
but il must be remembered that the municipal
funds.
Great as was Sundays work, IT is merely an
incident Of the street-ceaning problem IL Is
difficult 20 realize the magnitude Of this work,
and / would suggest that the Mayor declare
three four holidays, and that all the people OF
the city be requested to give the use Of their
teams and wagons That is in my opinion. the
only way we will be able to cope successfully
18th fho sftuaffon Will reQufre fully three