El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-22
CitiesNeed "CIeanup"D DAYS
Crusades Are Making Cities and
Towns More Beautiful
and Healthful.

! NWF ASHINGTON, D. c., March p.
! Nv With the coming of spring
every good housewife begins
her work of renovation. The dust
I and dirt accumulated during the win
| ter must be removed so that the house
/ is fresh and attractive in appearance
I and sanitary for her family. Usually
! some new furnishings or equipment are
added either to improve its beauty
or add to its convenience and COM
fort. In the same manner, only upon
a much larger scale, must those in
charge of the affairs Of a great city
prepare for the semiannual cleanup
of the streets and parksfif their town
is to comply with the modern demands
OF cleanliness and sanitation. These
demands are growing more eNactlng
every year and the Improvements al
ready made frequently serve 10 sug-
gest others. The city Beautiful
movement is sweeping over the cOun-
try and in consequence the towns and
cities gradually are becoming more
healthful and beautiful
Labor Saving Machinery.
Conditions which might have been
considered ideal a decade ago, are now
found capable of Improvement both
from the standpOints of sanitation and
economy. To secure the maximum
good for the smallest expenditure -
even more important to the city house
keeper than for the hOusekeeDer who
has TO consider only the conditions or
her own home. Most of the new i'm
plements for the cleanup work of a
town or city have economy OF labor
and time among their chief requisites
The department Of street cleaning
OF the city OF New York last year de-
cided that larger vehicles for the col
lection of ashes. garbage and street
sweepings would be more economical
than the tWO-Wheeled carts which
have been in operation so long The
daily collections Of this waste material
average nearly 10000 tors. The carts
carried only about one ton and great
deal Of time was lost while the men
and horses carried each Of these small
loads to the dump and returned again.
No vehicle was upon the market which
seemed to meet with the desired re-
QUirements. so 4 special truck has been
designed which. 10 is believed. will
meet the difficulties for the present
This new truck has a capacity of five
tons and may be hauled either by a
team OF horses or BY specially pro-
vided motor power, the latter being
preferable in the opinion of most OF (
the street cleaning officers.
Disposition Of Waste.
The utilization OF the city waste
products has been matter of con
Germ to the economists Formerly
many cities sold their contracts for /
garbage TO the highest bidder and II |
was found profitable to manufacturers
Of fertilizers to collect the garbage
and pay a premium for the privilege |
Of doing so. This system is being abOl- /
ished in many towns because II has /
been pronounced unSdnitary and mod :
ern ideas raOufre that garbage he I
promptly Moderated A number OF /
incineratOrS are upon the market. but I
the idea that the results Of this incin- ]
Grafton can be a product OF commercial /
value is comparatively new. It has /
been well demonstrated in London for 4
two years. however. that brick can be /
made from this product and the in
PRODUCTION of similar system in
American cities ALREADY has been given
consideration, especially in Philadel-
Bricks Made From Refuse.
The London refuse destructOr con-
sists OF a series OF furnaces whose only
kind. Garbage, ashes. street sweeping,
dead animals. bones and Offal. ex- i,
celsiOr. paper. crockery. glass and |
cans, all are thrown into the furnaces.
The ashes into which they are finally /
turned are manufactured into a new
brick Of exceptional quality. having a I
hard surface and a Caps ability OF sus-
tanning heavy pressure. The ashes also /
are used extensively to macadamize
roads. In several English towns cleo
tricity is generated by the heat OF /
the Instructors, but it is generally
conceded that these vitreOuS, water I
proof bricks are the most valuable
product Of the process. A large pOr- !
tiCn OF the street railroads Of Madras.
India, are said to be run by the power
generated by the refuse furnaces.
Americans have objected to the de-
structor on the ground that there is
too much wet waste from American
households to make household refuse
a satisfactory fuel for the destructOr, !
but It is thought that this difficulty /
might be overcome.
Day OF white Wings Is Past.
The dav Of the white wings" the I
white uniformed street sweepers. who Z
have been familiar figures in most
titles for years. is soon to be past. A
machine will do the work more salts
lactorily. One OF the best types OF
street sweeping machines is that now
n operation in Denver. which was the {
invention Of the present Commissioner Of
highways It is a combination grav-
tN-flusher and sweeper and is so con-
structed that the water flows from the I
-ank and runs through perforated J
pipe just in front Of the broom and Z
extending its whole length. There is
enough force to the water to loosen
he dirt without injury to the pave
nent, and the broom Immediately fol-
owing the sprinkling, sweeps all the
iirt into the gutter, leaving the pave ,
nent clean and nearly dry A second
machine follows close upon the first.
lushes the cutters. and sweeps the
lirt into the sewers.
When the weather is too cold to use
he sprinkler there is provided a "re-
constructed sweeper" which is exDect-
d to be absolutely dustprOof and can
'e used upon the Windiest dav with
,edestrians.
Water Supply Essential.
The water supply of the CITY has
much to do with its cleanliness health
nd general attractiveness. During the
'ast year exhibits have been made in |
many cities, in which all of the condi-
ions bearing upon the water supDIv
4 a town were demonstrated to the I
.ublic- The waterwOrks of a CITY must
upply clean, pure water in sufficient I
Quantities to allow a sufficient per
apita amount to every inhabitant At
he same time properly constructed
ystem must provide against waste
lost American cities waste large GUAM 7.
tiles Of water and do less sprinlzIing
nd street washing than sometimes is
esirable.
The European cities are greatly in
dvance in the matter of prOper utili-
alton of water. The average daily
consumption OF water in Pittsburg is
20 gallons per. capita; in PhuadeI-
hia- 2O6: in Chicago. 225; in Buffalo
nd salt Lake City IT reaches 31O gall
ms These figures seem high in com
arson with SIS gallons in Paris. SO
I London. 80 In Liverpool. 26 in Dres-
en-. and p in Berlin AS a result OF
ne agitation which recently has been
wen TO the water supply question. 4
-rge qnumber Of towns are improving I
leir water systems this wear. While !
are being taken against